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ENGLISH PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY
Pronouncing the letters

let-p-q-r.htm

Daniel Jones. Edited by Peter Roach, James Hartman and Jane Setter. Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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P | PH | Q | R | RRH

letter P

p392. The consonant letter [p] is most often as /p/, e.g.:

In addition

[p] can be silent. There are three combinations in which this can occur: [pn], [ps] and [pt].

[p] is silent in [pn] and [ps] when word initial, e.g.:

[pt] can be silent word initially and word finally, e.g.:

In addition

[p] can be silent in other instances, e.g.:

letters PH

p407. The consonant digraph [ph] is usually pronounced as /f/, e.g.:

However, the realisation /v/ can occur in some words, e.g.:

In addition

A much less common realization of the consonant digraph [ph] is /p/, e.g.:

letter Q

p438. In general, the consonant letter [q] is followed by [u] and pronounced /kw/ or /k/, e.g.:

In words borrowed from Arabic, [q] is not always followed by [u], e.g.:

letter R

p442. In British English, [r] is pronounced only where it appears before a vowel. In American English, [r] is pronounced in all positions, e.g.:

See the discussion at LIAISON for comments concerning 'linking r' in British English.

In addition

In the word <iron>, [r] is not pronounced in British English but colours the vowel in the second syllable in US English, e.g.:

UKT: As a chemistry teacher, I had to pronounce [r] to differentiate between:
   <iron> and <ion>.

<ion>

/ˈaɪ.ən , -ɒn/

us

/-ən , -ɑːn/

p464. The consonant letter combination [rrh] behaves like the letter [r], e.g.:

UKT notes

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