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How to pronounce /p/

stop · voiceless · Both British & American

Practice target: RP — Received Pronunciation

Side-profile cross-section of a mouth showing how to articulate /p/. Lips. Lips neutral. Voiceless — no vocal cord vibration. Tip: Lips closed, build pressure, release with a puff of air.LipsVoiceless — no vocal cord vibration/p/
Simplified illustration, not measured anatomy. Use the written cue and recorded examples together.

How to make it

Lips closed, build pressure, release with a puff of air.

Controlled word set

Keep /p/ voiceless and aspirated at the start of a stressed word.

Generated target-variety reference

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Reference: RP (Received Pronunciation)

“pen, stop. pen, stop.”

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