| P |
piː |
same as pea |
| pain |
pɛɪn |
same as pane |
| palm |
pɑːm |
|
| 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 |
|
| patronise |
ˈpɛɪtrəˌnɑɪz |
|
| paw |
pɔː |
same as pore |
| pen |
pɛn |
cf. pin |
| perpetual |
pɜːˈpɛtʃuːəl |
|
| phlegm |
flɛm |
no ɡ |
| phoneme |
ˈfəʊniːm |
cf. blaspheme |
| phonemic |
fəˈnɛmɪk |
like academic |
| picturesque |
ˌpɪktʃəˈrɛsk |
|
| pidgin |
ˈpɪdʒɪn |
|
| pin |
pɪn |
cf. pen |
| plaits |
plæts |
= US braids |
| plastic |
ˈplæstɪk |
|
| player |
ˈplɛɪ ə |
cf. prayer |
| pleasant |
ˈplɛzənt |
cf. crescent |
| plosive |
ˈpləʊzɪv |
less often ˈpləʊsɪv |
| pneumonic |
njuːˈmɒnɪk |
cf. gnomonic |
| police |
pəˈliːs |
|
| 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 |
|
| premiere |
ˈprɛmiːɛə |
|
| prestigious |
prəˈstɪdʒəs |
|
| pretty |
ˈprɪtiː |
|
| 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 |
|
| puncture |
ˈpəŋktʃə |
|
| purchase |
ˈpɜːtʃɪs |
|
| 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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