| {voice} | voice of the singer |
| {volcano} | vol-ca´no in eruption |
| {volcanoes} | vol-ca´noes of the Pacific coast |
| {volume} | vol´ume of the tank |
| {poison} | poi´son the rat |
| {policy} | pol´i-cy of the party |
| {prepare} | pre-pare´ for war |
| {preposition} | prep-o-si´tion and its object |
| {primer} | prim´er of the language |
| {prism} | prism of glass |
| {process} | proc´ess of making steel |
| {pavilion} | pa-vil´ion for a band concert |
| {percussion} | per-cus´sion of the blow |
| {porch} | porch on the house |
| {relative} | rel´a-tive pronoun |
| {relieved} | re-lieved´ of his pain |
| {reefer} | reef´er to wear in winter |
| {subtle} | sub´tle remark |
| {subtraction} | sub-trac´tion of the numbers |
| {sugar} | sug´ar is sweet |
| {summary} | sum´ma-ry of the chapter |
| {statue} | stat´ue of Liberty |
| {statute} | stat´ute of the commonwealth |
| {special} | spe´cial permission |
| {solutions} | so-lu´tions of the problems |