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P

Pronunciation: consonant sounds

initial p

Read left to right and go down the list:

pan	pack	pace	place
pet	pest	peace	press
prove	pray	prop	prep
pent	plant	pant	plank
poof	proof	pea	plea
pay	play	plate	plain
pop	pot	plot	plop
Pat	Pam	Pete	Paul

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middle p

stopper	whopper	popper	piper
napping	rapping	lapping	mapping
puppy	jumpy	lumpy	pumping
purple	pimple	nipple	simple
sample	staple	happen	pamper
perspire	vampire	expire	whisper
crisper	prosper	Jasper	Casper

final p

cap	rap	slap	map
cop	top	bop	sop
step	pep	peep	leap
crisp	lisp	wasp	clasp
yep	yap	yup	pup

final p + word endings

slapped	lapped	draped	taped
flapped	mapped	clapped	leapt
stepped	wept	swept	slept
taps	caps	tapes	capes
lips	slips	pipes	types
clasped	rasped	wapes	wasps

Contrast the “p” sound with the “b” sound.

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