Common English words with the "p" sound (IPA p)

p

Common English words with this sound

p

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
airport /ˈɛrˌpɑrt/ /ˈeəˌpɔːt/ A1
apple /ˈæpl̩/ A1
april /ˈeɪprəl/ A1
apron /ˈeɪprən/ A1
camp /kæmp/ A1
cap /kæp/ A1
computer /kəmˈpjuɾɚ/ /kəmˈpjuːtə/ A1
cop /kɑp/ /kɒp/ A1
copy /ˈkɑpi/ /ˈkɒpi/ A1
cup /kʌp/ A1
drop /drɑp/ /drɒp/ A1
example /ɪɡˈzæmpəl/ /ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/ A1
expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ /ɪkˈspensɪv/ A1
grandpa /ˈɡrændˌpɑ/ /ˈɡrændˌpɑː/ A1
grandparent /ˈɡrændˌpɛrənt/ /ˈɡrændˌpeərənt/ A1
grape /ɡreɪp/ A1
group /ɡrup/ /ɡruːp/ A1
happen /ˈhæpən/ A1
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1
help /hɛlp/ /help/ A1

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