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point Could you point me in the right
direction?
He does have a point though.
You shouldn’t walk these streets
alone at night.
You get four points for the last
question.
point of view What’s your point of view?
police Who called the police?
police station They picked him up at the police
station.
policeman The policeman stopped me for
speeding.
policewoman My sister is a policewoman.
polite The shop assistant was very polite.
impolite Is it impolite to eat only with a fork?
political What’s your opinion of the main
political parties?
politician He’s a real politician. He always tries
to avoid answering difficult
questions.
politics I never talk about religion and
politics.
pollute Some factories pollute the
environment.
pollution Too much pollution in the air is not
healthy.
pool There is an outdoor pool and an
indoor pool.
poor The people here are very poor.
pop Her mother hates pop music.
popular What’s the most popular sport in your
country?
population The island has a population of about
95,000.
pork It was sweet and sour pork you said,
wasn’t it?
port The ship couldn’t enter the port
because of the storm.
portion The food is good, but the portions
are very small.
position I would do the same in her position.
positive I’m a positive sort of person.
possess She possesses such a beautiful
voice.
possible Would it be possible to change my
ticket?
possibly Could you possibly help me?
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impossible It’s almost impossible to learn a
language if you don’t practise every
day.
post Did you post this comment on the
website?
Can you send it by post today,
please?
postcard I think I’ll send this postcard to Ann.
postman The postman left the parcel with our
neighbour.
postwoman Alison works as a postwoman.
pot The pot is full of water.
potato
How many potatoes do you want?
pound Each ticket costs £ 49 (forty-nine
pounds).
I weigh 126 pounds.
powder They found white powder in his room
and realised it was flour.
power A lot of people are against nuclear
power.
We don’t have the power to change
anything.
powerful That’s a very powerful engine.
practical My brother’s not a very practical
person.
practice/practise I’m out of practice.
She practises the piano every night.
praise They praised him for his good work.
prefer I prefer coffee to tea.
pregnant Helen was very happy to find out she
was pregnant.
prepare I need to prepare for my presentation
tomorrow.
preparation These exercises are very good
preparation for the exam.
present Did you get a Christmas present from
Terry?
He’s not in the office at present.
president She’s president of the company.
press Press the button again.
The press always seems to find out
what the politicians are hiding.
pretty We’ve got some really pretty flowers
in our garden.
That’s pretty good.
prevent The firemen prevented the fire from
spreading.
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