Improve your British English Pronunciation: The / p / Sound in Pepper

Pronunciation Activation Pack - 22
Pepper / p /
In this Pronunciation Activation Pack we will be looking at the first of the consonant sounds / p /.
We will look at the letter combinations that give the / p / sound.
We will look at lots of words which have the / p / sound in them.
Finally, we will activate your ability to hear and produce the / p / sound correctly.
Plosives
The / p / sound is a plosive made by completely blocking the air flow and then releasing it explosively.
The / p / sound on the chart is shown in blue, which means that it is unvoiced.
Each of the unvoiced sounds on the first two rows of consonants make up a voiced and an unvoiced pair.
The only difference between the unvoiced and voiced pairs is the use of the vocal cords while saying them.
/ p / / b /