Words ending in ple

The /p l/ sound at the end of a word is usually spelled ple.

apple	The apple was crisp and ripe.
maple	I love pancakes with maple syrup.
staple	The photocopier can staple documents together if necessary.
steeple	The village church has a tall steeple.
cripple	Debt can cripple a country's economy.
ripple	A leaf fell into the water, leaving barely a ripple.
tipple	My grandmother loves a glass of sherry as her evening tipple.
topple	One push might be enough to topple the hierarchy.
ample	There are ample funds for the project.
sample	The journalist interviewed a sample of those present.
trample	Be careful not to trample on the flowers.
example	The applicants were asked to bring an example of their work to the interview.
temple	Our family worships in a temple.
pimple	He had a tiny pimple on his left cheek.
simple	The homework was simple to begin with, but grew harder as the year progressed.
crumple	He was careful not to crumple his certificate.
rumple	The children were warned not to rumple the sheets by jumping on the bed.
couple	I asked a couple of friends to help me.
people	Some people can wiggle their ears up and down.
purple	I wore a purple shirt.

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