| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| prosperous | flourishing, fortunate, thriving, successful |
| protect | to guard or defend |
| protest | to object to something; to disagree |
| proud | having a feeling of pride; pleased that you are good at something |
| prove | to show that what is said is true |
| provide | to supply; to give what is needed |
| prowl | to move about silently and secretly |
| pry | to peer into or try to find out about things that do not concern you |
| pub | a place where beer and other drinks are sold. The word is short for public house |
| public | open to or belonging to everyone; the opposite of private |
| pudding | any soft, sweet food eaten at the end of a meal. Some puddings are made with meat, and eaten as the main part of a meal |
| puddle | a small pool of water, usually left in the road after it has been raining |
| puff | to blow air or smoke out of the mouth. The same word also means a soft piece of material used to put powder on the skin |
| puffin | a sea bird with a short thick beak |
| pull | to get hold of something and bring it towards you |
| pulley | a wheel with a hollow rim. You put a rope around the rim and pull on it to lift heavy things |
| pullover | a knitted garment with sleeves |
| pump | a machine used to get water from a well. The same word also means the machine you use to put air into tyres |
| pumpkin | a large yellow-or orange-coloured fruit that grows on a vine on the ground |
| punch | to hit hard, usually with your fists |
| punctual | on time; not late |
| punctuate | to divide writing into phrases or sentences by using special marks, such as a full-stop (.), question mark (?) or comma (,) |
| puncture | to make a hole in something |
| punish | to make someone suffer or pay for doing something wrong |
| pupil | a person who is taught by a teacher. The same word also means the round dark circle in the middle of your eye through which you see |
| puppet | a doll which can be moved by pulling strings or putting your hand inside it |
| puppy | a young dog |
| purchase | to buy something |
| pure | clean; without fault |
| purl | a knitting stitch, the opposite to plain stitch |
| purnishment | something that makes a person suffer or pay for wrong-doing |
| purple | a colour made by mixing red and blue |
| purpose | something you plan to do |
| purr | the sound a cat makes when it is happy |
| purse | a small bag to keep money in |
| pursue | to go after, to follow |
| push | to move something away from you without lifting it |
| pushchair | a small chair on wheels, for a young child to ride in |
| put | to place something |
| puzzle | a kind of game or question. You have to think very hard to get the answer |
| pygmy | one of a tribe of very small people who live in the jungles of some hot countries. The word can also be spelled pigmy |
| pyjamas | a sleeping suit |
| pylon | a metal tower or mast that holds up electric cables |
| pyramid | a solid shape with flat triangular sides, usually on a square base |
| python | a large dangerous snake that can kill people by squeezing them in its coils |
Examples of Blending
1.Manimal (man + animal)
2.Hi-tech (high + technology)
3.Brunch (breakfast + lunch)