P |
piː |
same as pea |
pain |
pɛɪn |
same as pane |
palm |
pɑːm |
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pane |
pɛɪn |
same as pain |
paprika |
pəˈpriːkə |
rhymes with Eureka |
parallelepiped |
ˌpærəlɛlˈɛpɪpɛd |
not like piped |
parlour |
ˈpɑːlə |
cf. gala |
parmesan |
ˈpɑːmɪzæn |
cf. marzipan |
pasta |
ˈpæstə |
|
pasteurised |
ˈpɑːstʃəˌrɑɪzd |
after Lewie Pasture |
patriot |
ˈpɛɪtriːət |
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patronise |
ˈpɛɪtrəˌnɑɪz |
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paw |
pɔː |
same as pore |
pen |
pɛn |
cf. pin |
penalise |
ˈpiːnəlɑɪz |
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perpetual |
pɜːˈpɛtʃuːəl |
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pharyngeal |
fəˈrɪndʒiːəl |
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phlegm |
flɛm |
no ɡ |
phoneme |
ˈfəʊniːm |
cf. blaspheme |
phonemic |
fəˈnɛmɪk |
like academic |
phonomancy |
ˈfəʊnəˌmænsiː |
Scorpio |
picturesque |
ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk |
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pidgin |
ˈpɪdʒɪn |
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pin |
pɪn |
cf. pen |
plaits |
plæts |
= US braids |
plastic |
ˈplæstɪk |
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player |
ˈplɛɪ ə |
cf. prayer |
pleasant |
ˈplɛzənt |
cf. crescent |
plosive |
ˈpləʊzɪv |
less often ˈpləʊsɪv |
pneumonic |
njuːˈmɒnɪk |
cf. gnomonic |
police |
pəˈliːs |
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Polynesia |
ˌpɒliːˈniːʒə |
or ˌpɒliːˈniːziːə |
pool |
puːl |
cf. pull |
poor |
pɔː |
not usually pʊə |
pore |
pɔː |
same as pour |
postalveolar |
ˌpəʊstælˈviːələ |
|
potato |
pəˈtɛɪtəʊ |
nobody says poTAHto |
pour |
pɔː |
same as poor |
prayer |
prɛə |
cf. mayor |
preferably |
ˈprɛfrəbliː |
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premiere |
ˈprɛmiːɛə |
|
prestigious |
prəˈstɪdʒəs |
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pretty |
ˈprɪtiː |
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price |
prɑɪs |
|
primarily |
prɑɪˈmɛrɪliː |
cf. voluntarily |
privacy |
ˈprɪvəsiː |
no pry |
process |
ˈprəʊsɛs |
|
produce |
ˈprɒdjuːs |
noun |
produce |
prəˈdʒuːs |
verb |
project |
ˈprɒdʒɛkt |
noun |
pronunciation |
prəˌnənsiːˈɛɪʃən |
not ‑noun‑ |
psi |
sɑɪ |
not as Ancient Greek |
publicly |
ˈpəblɪkliː |
cf. cyclically |
pull |
pʊl |
cf. pool |
pumice |
ˈpəmɪs |
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puncture |
ˈpəŋktʃə |
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purchase |
ˈpɜːtʃɪs |
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pure |
pjʊə |
or pjɔː |
purr |
pɜː |
not as onomatopoeia |
pursuit |
pəˈsjuːt |
cf. suit |
put |
pʊt |
cf. putt |
putt |
pət |
cf. put |
putted |
ˈpətɪd |
cf. puttered |
puttered |
ˈpətəd |
cf. puttied |
puttied |
ˈpətiːd |
cf. putted |
pyjamas |
pɪˈdʒɑːməz |
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