P-Sound Bombardment

• Sound Bombardment is primarily focused on auditory training rather than articulation. The goal is to help the child hear and recognize the /p/ sound across a variety of words, so they become more familiar with it before focusing on producing the sound accurately. This auditory training lays the groundwork for later stages where the child will start producing the sound correctly.
• Sound bombardment (auditory bombardment) involves listening srv to a large number of words with the target sound. This helps reinforce the sound’s presence and importance in language. The repetition also helps build familiarity and makes the sound stand out.

Goal:

To help the child develop awareness of the /p/ sound through listening before practicing its correct production in words.

1. Auditory Bombardment (Sound Awareness):

• Start by introducing words that begin with the /p/ sound, such as 'pig,' 'pen,' and 'pie.'
• Once the child is familiar with the /p/ sound in the initial position, gradually introduce words with the /p/ sound in the middle (e.g., 'apple,' 'puppy') and at the end (e.g., 'cup,' 'soap').
• Say each word aloud clearly, allowing the child to listen to the /p/ sound in different words.
• The child’s focus is on hearing and becoming familiar with the /p/ sound in various words.

Why This Is Important:

Auditory bombardment helps the child hear the target sound repeatedly, strengthening their ability to recognize it when they encounter it in speech. This helps build awareness and prepares them for future articulation practice.

Online exercises

• Start /p/-Sound Bombardment: Initial Position - Click here
• Start /p/-Sound Bombardment: Medial Position - Click here
• Start /p/-Sound Bombardment: Final Position - Click here

Instructions for the Auditory Discrimination Sorting Activity

Objective:

The goal is to help the child practice identifying the /p/ sound in any position of a word (beginning, middle, or end) and sort words into two categories:

• Words that contain the /p/ sound
• Words that do not contain the /p/ sound

How to Play:

1. Start the Activity: The child will see a set of buttons with sound symbols. Each button corresponds to a word.
2. Click a Button to Hear the Word: When the child clicks a button, the corresponding word will be pronounced, and the related image will appear on the screen. Encourage the child to listen carefully for the /p/ sound, whether it is at the beginning, middle, or end of the word. Remind them that they can click the sound button multiple times until they are ready to drag and drop the image into the correct section.
3. Identify the Presence of the /p/ Sound: After deciding whether the word contains the /p/ sound or not, the child can drag the image into the correct section.
   • For example: "pig" has the /p/ sound, but "cat" does not have the /p/ sound anywhere.
   • Optional: You can prompt the child by asking, "Can you hear the 'puh' sound in the word?" and "Is the 'puh' sound at the beginning, middle, or end of the word?"
4. Drag the Image to the Correct Basket:
   • Basket 1: /p/ Sounds – For words that contain the /p/ sound anywhere in the word (e.g., "pig," "apple," "cup").
   • Basket 2: No /p/ Sounds – For words that do not contain the /p/ sound at all (e.g., "cat," "shoelace," "bark").
5. Completion: Continue the activity by having the child click the buttons, listen to each word, and drag the images to the correct baskets based on whether the word contains the /p/ sound. Once all images are sorted (4 in each basket), a success message will appear.

Online Exercises:

• Picture Sort: /p/ Sound vs. Non-/p/ Sound - 1 - Click here
• Picture Sort: /p/ Sound vs. Non-/p/ Sound - 2 - Click here
  

For Offline Exercises:

• Download the PDF for Offline Practice - Initial Position - Click here
• Download the PDF for Offline Practice - Medial and Final Positions - Click here
• Download the Picture Sort: /p/ Sound vs. Non-/p/ Sound - Click here

"P" /p/ – Voiceless Bilabial Plosive - by syllable & position → Download /p/ Word List (PDF)

Words with /p/ sound at the beginning

One syllable words:

• pace, place, pad, plaid, paid, pair, pain, plane, plain, pane, port, pile, pea, plea, prone, pet, pays, pants, plants, plant, pont, ping, pour, parch, park, pit, peep, pound, pay, play, pray, part, pot, plate, pier, packs, pax, pick, pack, plaque, peace, piece, prune, pan, plan, plank, prank, par, put, prayer, plum, plumb, pat, path, probe, plume, pawn, prawn, preach, peach, plead, peak, peek, pique, pub, priest, pled, prime, peg, pelt, pent, pride, pest, pressed, pig, prig, pill, pimp, pink, pond, porch, pail, pale, pang, page, pounce, plow, pie, pry, pole, poll, ploy, paw, pave, please, pod, plod, prod, plush, plug, pull, poof, plump, pump, pun, punch, plunk, punk, plus, pus, pop, prop, push, pup, palm, prom, pine, pope, pies, prize, prude, patch, press, piled, pin, pip, pose, pros, prose, pluck, puck, plowed, proud, poach, putt, poke, passed, past, pool, poop, pork, pouch, pearl, prance, pen, price, pipes, pep, pledge, peal, peel, paint, pix, purrrr, pass, prong, prove, pulp, prim, prowl, print, pinch, pitch, posh, peck, purse, puss, paste, puttee, pause, paws, prince, pooch, plunge, pairs, pens

Two syllable words:

• pancake, popcorn, peat moss, puncture, launch pad, pipe wrench, palace, passport, profile, peacock, paintball, sweet pea, snap pea, palm tree, peeler, preacher, pushing, pressing, pointing, playing, planting, pitcher, postmark, theme park, pillow, playground, profound, paint tray, parkway, pathway, payday, pushcart, potash, crock pot, pet crate, playmate, petite, possum, pickaxe, picnic, pegboard, postcard, police, price tag, paint can, paint pan, paint pan, Grill Pan, pepper, pleura, placement, placemat, bike path, pan flute, perfume, Playroom, pion, part time, pretend, present, party, playhouse, plywood, pulled out, bear paw, packet, pedal, peddle, pronoun, paintbrush, spark plug, poser, fruit punch, pick up, pickup, practice, pipeline, parrot, pillar, power, panel, playoff, payoff, pita, progress, pansy, primrose, pity, pretty, program, posit, provoke, perhaps, preschool, pitch fork, cheek pouch, packer, pistol, pistil, puddle, pearly, preserve, paddy, potter, plotter, playpen, piper, pack ice, precise, pimple, printer, pointed, pan pipes, pan pipes, proctor, plumber, pinwheel, protect, project, plastic, plosive, oil paint, puffy, pallid, prefer, pardon, panic, ping pong, parents, wood pulp, pamper, penknife, potty, piton, platter, pleasure, potion, pallet, palate, palette, penny, plenty, petal, polar, paycheck, perplex, pickle, package, paddle, panda, panther, parsley, patience, putty, pattern, peaceful, pencil, penguin, picture, pigeon, piglet, pilot, piquant, pirate, pizza, planet, plantain, planer, platform, plunger, plural, pocket, polo, parsnip, postage, prefix, panties, pretzel, princess, prism, prison, product, problem, pom pom, pom pom, pulley, pumpkin, pupil, puppy, purple, push ups, puzzle, python, porter, poster, produced, pinky, poppy, pricey, prudent, pager, plunder, pecker

Three or more syllable words:

• party horn, lily pad, polar bear, pig tail hair, cactus pear, Polo shirt, paddleball, potentiometer, precious stone, pinecone, protease, pineapple, planetarium, persona, city park, parking lot, pepper pot, pepper pot, coffee pot, chimney pot, liver pate, procrastinate, parakeet, pioneer, battery pack, punching bag, paper bag, poppy bagel, baking paper, toilet paper, frying pan, policeman, Paprika, piggy bank, police car, peony, basketball player, soccer player, football player, plastic wrap, parachute, passion fruit, parietal lobe, pentagon, juicy peach, police chief, parallel, bell pepper, chili pepper, portfolio, sweet potato, pistachio, hot potato, white potato, piccolo, president, pyramid, guinea pig, birthday party, Pasta Dryer, pacifier, ponytail, powder puff, powder puff, cherry pie, paradox, power saw, pool table, parentheses, parmesan cheese, brake pedal, prairie dog, bull nose pliers, needle nose pliers, snips pliers, insulin pump, plantation, police station, peanut butter, pipe cutter, paragraph, postage stamp, periscope, painkiller, solar panel, parity, prosperity, rolling pin, potato chip, paper clip, pantyhose, precision, pajama, power tool, primary school, swimming pool, parking ticket, pizza crust, petition, position, fountain pen, protective, paralysis, paradise, paint thinner, professor, processor, food processor, exclamation point, roller paint, observation post, plexiglass, pumping gas, grand piano, piano, paper towel, peppermint, periodontal, Prince Edward Island, promotion, pacific ocean, cow pony, pepperoni, priority, soft palate, hard palate, cleft palate, Pandora, patroller, pastrami, positive, postal service, platypus, post office, toilet paper holder, pavilion, propaganda, papaya, parallelogram, paramedic, peek a boo, pelican, period, perpendicular, particular, persimmon, pomegranate, plastic container, police officer, pollution, pomelo, popsicle, portative, positive, potatoes, power sander, principal, principle, probability, propeller, protractor, provinces, pugilist, profession, participle, palladium, polysyllable, performer, peduncle, pergola, water polo, policewoman, Pennsylvania

Words with /p/ sound in the middle

One syllable words:

• space, spade, spare, Spain, sprain, sport, spike, sprawl, spree, spring, spark, spit, split, spray, splash, spot, spear, spoon, spoon, spume, speech, speed, speak, spleen, spread, spell, spend, spent, steps, sprig, spill, spite, spud, spouse, spout, spy, spoof, spun, spunk, fop, spine, spies, spin, spam, spoke, caps, craps, flaps, gaps, maps, scraps, traps, spool, depth, spice, splice, pipes, stripes, drapes, grapes, shapes, spiel, splint, sprint, spec, cups, ups, sponge

Two syllable words:

• cupcake, popcorn, speedboat, sleepwear, repair, airplane, seaplane, champagne, complain, explain, airport, deport, import, report, transport, support, seaport, passport, reptile, turnpike, upset, eggplant, implant, spring ding, dropping, camping, sweeping, sprouting, sprinkling, spreading, spraying, spinning, sleeping, shopping, snipping, apple, chapel, explore, April, apron, ballpark, armpit, cockpit, upkeep, campground, compound, display, repay, replay, sparrow, apart, aspirin, snapshot, teapot, bald spot, repeat, spreadsheet, flapjacks, lipstick, chopstick, toothpick, backpack, Spice Rack, springboard, clipboard, caper, draper, raper, scraper, shaper, taper, vapor, teaspoon, saucepan, dustpan, pepper, sports car, shampoo, input, output, sprayer, grapefruit, dispute, space suit, upon, coupon, whipped cream, springtime, leper, tiptoe, repent, biceps, triceps, stoplight, campsite, upright, spender, splendor, respond, blueprints, downspout, snowplow, apply, supply, magpie, flagpole, deploy, trapeze, tripod, spoken, unplug, spark plug, spoonful, leapfrog, sheepdog, spray gun, stepson, laptop, raindrops, sponge mop, flip flops, carpet, grapevine, pipeline, baptize, supplies, surprise, dispatch, drop off, compress, stepchild, kingpin, sheepskin, chipmunk, spaceship, compose, expose, clipper, chipper, dipper, flipper, kipper, nipper, ripper, shipper, sipper, skipper, slipper, stripper, tipper, tripper, zipper, approach, reproach, collapse, elapse, perhaps, compass, whirlpool, couple, supple, crispy, wispy, Cupid, expanse, spotter, expense, playpen, diaper, hyper, piper, sniper, striper, viper, wiper, allspice, Dimple, simple, wimple, pimple, spinner, splinter, sprinter, splitter, pan pipes, spacecraft, drainpipe, bagpipe, dropper, chopper, shopper, stopper, appear, splicer, Egypt, suspect, respect, shipment, checkpoint, complaint, repaint, chopsticks, forceps, sporty, trespass, spyglass, shoplift, gypsum, spider, beeper, creeper, keeper, sleeper, ping pong, hamper, camper, damper, pamper, scamper, handprint, footprint, reprint, blueprint, happy, snappy, spreader, hippo, hopscotch, topnotch, stopwatch, jumper, bumper, leopard, shepherd, explode, speaker, napkins, apex, perplex, duplex, complex, open, opera, option, toothpaste, applause, sprocket, pumpkin, pupil, puppy, guppy, purple, push ups, response, ripple, cripple, fipple, nipple, triple, sit ups, sloppy, copy, floppy, poppy, spicy, spinach, spiral, spotless, sprinkle, sprinkler, strapless, hapless, temple, spiny, trumpet, strumpet, crumpet, vampire, weapon, whisper, zippy, whippy, drippy, Neptune

Three or more syllable words:

• uppercase, fireplace, wrapper cake, Capricorn, acupuncture, catapult, spiky hair, Tupperware, upper arm, operator, all purpose cleaner, sharpening stone, houseplant, apartment, compartment, department, apostrophe, pineapple, rose apple, apple core, apple juice, appliance, compliance, departure, slippery, asparagus, pepper pot, flowerpot, apricot, chopping board, sleeping bag, shopping bag, paper bag, poppy bagel, baking paper, flypaper, sandpaper, wallpaper, newspaper, toilet paper, tablespoon, Paprika, Chipotle, Carapace, taxpayer, non slip shower mat, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, epsilon, thereupon, whipping cream, trampoline, hospital bed, bell pepper, chili pepper, torpedo, spareribs, stepsister, campfire, umpire, spray bottle, bottle opener, can opener, mispronounce, rear dropout, sport jacket, stepmother, composer, bulletproof, fireproof, waterproof, snips pliers, lollipop, amputation, transportation, respiration, occupation, multiplication, Capitalize, hypnotize, cleaning supplies, carpenter, caterpillar, imperial, champion, disparity, prosperity, garlic press, chimpanzee, paper clip, gypsy moth, wire stripper, opposite, composite, deposit, clothespin, spelunker, spider web, computer, microcomputer, desktop computer, optical illusion, inspection, April fool, Bunch of grapes, optic nerve, napping lion, Rice Krispies, Special K, stepdaughter, September, recompense, optician, suspicious, retrospective, bagpiper, windshield wiper, imprecise, overprice, Diploma, Disappointed, appointed, guppy fish, disinfectant wipes, depressor, compressor, tongue depressor, grasshopper, disappear, hot glockenspiel, employee, epidermis, equipment, European, experiment, explosion, implosion, explosive, finger paint, antiperspirant, pumping gas, spaghettini, capellini, red spider, goalkeeper, bookkeeper, beekeeper, gatekeeper, housekeeper, zoo keeper, grandparents, soprano, miliampere, hand soap dispenser, paper towel, fingerprint, peppermint, helicopter, high pressure, hospital, hippopotamus, knife sharpener, sharpener, impala, stepladder, employer, loudspeaker, pepperoni, alpaca, myopia, utopia, amblyopia, Ethiopia, hypermetropia, Octopus, platypus, toilet paper holder, adoption, propaganda, papaya, perpendicular, complainer, popsicle, principal, principle, propeller, compactor, importer, exporter, reporter, supporter, facial expression, recipe, participle, spoke nipple, spoke nipple, scorpion, slipcover, okapi, photocopy, recopy, space shuttle, spaghetti, spatula, stapler, imprudent, harpooner, sympathy, temperature, epistle, cupola, washing up liquid, woodpecker, spelling checker, zeppelin, Mississippi, capacitor, Jupiter, compressed gas, explosive

Words with /p/ sound at the end

One syllable words:

• ape, cape, tape, shape, scrape, grape, drape, jeep, beep, cheap, creep, deep, keep, leap, reap, sheep, sleep, steep, sweep, weep, bleep, heap, seep, peep, cap, yap, crap, flap, frap, gap, hap, lap, nap, map, snap, zap, wrap, trap, strap, clap, rap, tap, blimp, chimp, crimp, imp, limp, pimp, scrimp, shrimp, bump, chump, dump, hump, jump, trump, plump, pump, rump, stump, lump, stop, bop, chop, cop, pop, crop, drop, flop, hop, mop, prop, shop, top, slop, sop, strop, swap, cup, pup, sup, up, yup, camp, amp, champ, clamp, cramp, damp, gamp, lamp, ramp, stamp, tamp, tramp, cope, dope, grope, hope, lope, mope, nope, pope, rope, scope, slope, soap, tope, chip, clip, slip, blip, dip, drip, flip, grip, hip, kip, lip, nip, pip, rip, ship, sip, skip, snip, strip, tip, trip, zip, yip, coop, coupe, group, droop, loop, loupe, poop, sloop, snoop, soup, stoop, stoup, swoop, troop, troupe, whoop, scoop, hoop, pep, schlep, step, gripe, hype, ripe, snipe, stripe, swipe, tripe, wipe, type, gulp, pulp, harp, sharp, carp, help, yelp, kelp, swamp, romp, stomp, chomp

Two syllable words:

• pipe wrench, snap pea, Escape, asleep, upkeep, swans weep, black sheep, hubcap, sharp teeth, deep freeze, long jump, high jump, bus stop, desktop, eavesdrop, laptop, raindrop, sponge mop, tank top, gumdrop, teacup, pick up, grew up, setup, pickup, makeup, checkup, c clamp, urn lamp, elope, green soap, jump rope, jump rope, hand soap, cruise ship, spaceship, warship, friendship, flagship, dump truck, step stool, doorstep, footstep, drainpipe, bagpipe, unripe, drip edge, hip joint, wood pulp, ketchup, zip code, parsnip, scallop, gallop, snowdrop, syrup, stirrup, tulip

Three or more syllable words:

• tied up hair, videotape, electrical tape, army jeep, baseball cap, plastic wrap, town with map, insulin pump, lollipop, mountaintop, pipe cutter, buttercup, measuring cup, coffee cup, postage stamp, rubber stamp, Cantaloupe, endoscope, gyroscope, microscope, periscope, stethoscope, telescope, antelope, envelope, liquid soap, laundry soap, potato chip, microchip, membership, ownership, paper clip, desktop computer, hula hoop, genotype, envelop, develop, hand soap dispenser, tape measure, rosehip

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