290+ P Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Reading Passages

290+ P Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Reading Passages


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P Words

Beginning

pencil

party

pig

pickle

pony

penny

penguin

parrot

pizza

pirate

pet

paint

peach

picnic

piano

pants

pie

parade

park

pass

past

paid

pear

paw

point

Middle

diaper

hippo

apple

teepee

wallpaper

grasshopper

zipper

mopping

super

octopus

soapy

dripping

teapot

typewriter

zookeeper

copy

depend

dustpan

happy

paper

open

napkin

napping

toothpaste

sleeping

Ending

lamp

mop

soup

ship

sheep

tape

asleep

rope

checkup

envelope

hoop

stop

shop

ketchup

cup

tape

up

pipe

wrap

trap

cap

top

sweep

soap

pop

Initial P by Syllables

2
Syllable

package

paddle

painful

painted

pancake

paper

parade

parent

parking

parrot

passing

password

peacock

peanut

pencil

penguin

people

pizza

pocket

popcorn

3
Syllable

Pacific

pajamas

papaya

passenger

passionate

Pearl Harbor

penalty

penmanship

peppermint

persevere

personal

piano

piggybank

pillowcase

pineapple

policeman

Portugal

post office

potato

public school

4
Syllable

pacifier

pardonable

parenthesis

participate

peanut butter

peninsula

perfectionist

perishable

personable

personalize

personalized

pistachio

poison ivy

police station

pomegranate

potato chips

punctuation

punishable

5
Syllable

Panama Canal

pandemonium

particularly

pediatrician

Pennsylvania

perfectionism

perpendicular

personality

possibility

Medial P by Syllables

2
Syllable

apart

chopping

copy

coupon

crockpot

dipping

happy

napkin

opened

paper

pepper

Ping Pong

popcorn

puppet

report

sleeping

stopping

toothpaste

zip code

zipper

3
Syllable

apartment

apple pie

capital

cherry pie

copperhead

diaper

frying pan

grasshopper

newspaper

octopus

peppermint

pineapple

reporter

separate

slippery

soda pop

Superman

superstar

tropical

woodpecker

4
Syllable

apologize

apology

disappearance

disposable

flipping a coin

paper cutter

paper towels

superior

supermarket

tissue paper

Winnie the Pooh

wrapping paper


5
Syllable

happy go lucky

hippopotmus

metropolitan

opinionated

opportunity

unpopulated

Final P by Syllables

2
Syllable

asleep

backup

book drop

bus stop

clean up

cough drop

doorstop

escape

flip flop

grown up

jump rope

ketchup

makeup

mousetrap

roundup

shortstop

sit up

syrup

toy shop

workshop

3
Syllable

antelope

baseball cap

bcandy shop

city map

coffee cup

envelope

fingertip

fire escape

flower shop

gingersnap

laundry soap

leadership

lollipop

membership

oversleep

paper clip

penmanship

scholarship

sportsmanship

telescope

4
Syllable

chocolate chip

citizenship

companionship

Little Bo Peep

measuring cup

potato chip

stereotype

tomato soup

5
Syllable


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Initial P Phrases and Sentences

paint colors

hot pancakes

new pants

city park

juicy peaches

peanut shell

tasty pear

ink pen

short pencil

one penny

sour pickle

cherry pie

fat pig

hot pizza

white pocket

swimming pool

butter popcorn

red pot

There are many colors of paint to choose from.

Your pancakes look really good.

There is a sale on pants today.

We go to the park once a week.

Georgia grows the most delicious peaches.

He took off the peanut shell.

Can I have a bite of your pear?

I need to borrow your pen.

He needs to sharpen his pencil.

He found a penny on the ground.

I want a pickle with lunch.

Your cherry pie looks delicious.

The pig was laying in the mud.

We had pizza for dinner last night.

He has nothing in his pocket.

We swim in the pool at night.

Let's eat popcorn during the movie.

Steam came out of the pot.

Medial P Phrases and Sentences

red apple

baby diaper

dripping water

broom and dustpan

happy smile

big hippo

mopping fast

paper napkin

napping quietly

open sign

white paper

chile pepper

play ping pong

sock puppet

yellow teapot

Indian teepee

green toothpaste

metal zipper

The teacher put the apple on her desk.

Mom changed the diaper.

The faucet is dripping.

Use a dustpan to sweep up.

She has a big, happy smile.

The hippo is looking for water.

He is mopping the floor.

He wrote on the napkin.

Talk softly she is napping.

She is holding the open sign.

Please take out a sheet of paper.

Don't eat the pepper, it's hot.

Let's play a game of ping pong.

The puppet has glasses.

Please boil some water in the teapot.

Some Indians lived in a teepee in the 1800's.

Toothpaste will help keep your teeth clean.

Pull on the zipper to open your suitcase.

Final P Phrases and Sentences

coffee cup

hula hoop

burning lamp

dirty mop

metal pipe

can of pop

twisted rope

cute sheep

cruise ship

shop for food

hand soap

soup bowl

stop sign

sweep up

maple syrup

sticky tape

mouse trap

up there

She was holding her coffee cup.

She is using the hula hoop.

They used a candle in the lamp.

I need to mop my floor.

I need to fix my leaky pipe.

I would like a can of pop, please.

The rope is tied in knots.

The sheep is standing in the grass.

The ship will be gone for 10 days.

I need to shop for groceries.

Wash your hands with soap.

I ate chicken noodle soup when I was sick.

Always stop when you see the sign.

Their mom asked them to sweep up the leaves.

I want syrup on my pancakes.

I will fix it with some tape.

I set the trap to catch the mouse.

She is pointing up.

P Reading Paragraphs

Cooking Catastrophe

The entire room was dripping with syrup. Patty had just wanted pancakes for breakfast, but nothing had gone right.

First, she accidentally put pepper instead of sugar in the pancake batter. Next, she cooked the pancakes in a pot instead of a pan. Then, she spilled pancake batter all over her pants. Finally, she put the syrup in the microwave for so long it exploded.

"I am a poor cook," she thought. She grabbed a mop, some soap, paper towels, and dustpan and began to clean and sweep everything up.

"Maybe I would have better luck with pie," she thought, mopping the floor.

Parker's Inventions

Parker made the coolest invention. It was called "Pizza in Your Pocket." It was a plastic container shaped like a piece of pizza.

People could take a warm or cold piece of pizza, put it in their pocket, and take it with them anywhere. He designed a special trap door that held napkins too, just in case the pizza got messy.

He wanted to make more "Pocket" products that would let people take food with them in their pocket.

He had ideas for "Pie in Your Pocket," "Pickle in Your Pocket," "Peaches and Pears in your Pocket," and "Popcorn in Your Pocket." He really wanted to make "Soup in Your Pocket," but that idea was going to be a little trickier.

He had the "Pizza in Your Pocket" product in many stores and shops. He was happy that people liked it and hoped they wouldn't stop buying them.

Penny the Puppeteer

Whenever people threw a birthday party and wanted a puppet show, they would call Penny. Penny was the best puppeteer in the town. She had more puppets than pepperoni on a pizza.

She always had the funniest names and parts for her puppets too. One puppet was named Teepee. Teepee was a cleaner, except he only cleaned with toothpaste. Another puppet's name was Pepper. Pepper was lazy and he would only wear clothes that were made of tape.

I thought Pepper was the funniest puppet because he always got stuck on things from his tape clothes. Yep, you never knew exactly what kind of puppet show to expect when Penny came to your party.

But today Penny was sad. We passed her in the park and asked her what was wrong. "I can't find Pepper," she said, "I've looked for him everywhere. When I got home I opened my puppet box and I couldn't find him."

"We will help you find him," my friend and I said. We called up some other people and started searching for Pepper. 



This list of functional words was professionally selected to be the most useful for a child or adult who has difficulty with producing the "P" sound.

We encourage you to use this list when practicing at home.

Doing home practice will help your child make much faster progress toward correct production.

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) are only able to see students/clients 30-60 mins (or less) per week.

This is not enough time for your child to overcome an articulation disorder with the "P" sound. But with high caseloads...

...it's all SLPs can do.

There's only so much time in the day.

Every day that your child goes without practice it becomes more and more difficult to correct an "P" error because he/she continues to say it incorrectly. 


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We know life is busy , but if you're reading this you're probably someone who cares about helping their loved one as much as you can.

Practice 5-10 minutes whenever you can, but try to do it on a consistent basis (daily).

Please, please, please use this list to practice.

It will be a great benefit to you and your loved one's progress.



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