PRONUNCIATION
How many
consonants
are there in
English?
Sound /p/ and /b/
1 How to pronounce sounds
2 Common spelling patterns
3 Practice
4 Exercises
How to pronounce sounds
The Vocal
Lips? air? cords?
Sound /p/
Use your lips to block the
1
flow of air in your mouth
2 Forcefully blow air out
of the mouth
Do not vibrate the vocal cords
Sound /b/
Use your lips to block the
1
flow of air in your mouth
2 Blow air out of the mouth
Vibrate the vocal cords
Similars and differences
The
Thedifferences: The air and
similar: Lips
vocal cords
boy pen
/bɔi/ /pen/
cap cab
/ kæp/ / kæb/
Common spelling patterns of /p/
p pig, pool, paint …
/p/ pp happy, apple, pepper…
pill apple stop pepper map
Common spelling patterns of /b/
b blue, back, problem, …
/b/ bb rabbit, rubber, hobby, …
blue cabbage bed rubbish bear
Let’s practise
/p/ and /b/ in sentences
His pet is a puppy.
/p/ /p/ /p/
Her hobby is baking bread.
/b/ /b/ /b/
EXERCISE
Exercise 1: Put these words in
correct columns
/p/ /b/
airport buy
airport number
number copy
picture club rob
club
copy book picture stamp
stamp buy book cheap
cheap rob
Exercise 2: Choose different sounds
a. stamp b. cab c. pill d. map
a. bill b. back c. happy d. blue
a. pay b. bed c. body d. web
a. pig b. pink c. sport d. baby
Exercise 3: Listen and Tick
in the correct column
Words Sound Listen True False
body /b/
hope /b/
beer /p/
happy /p/
party /p/
Exercise 4: Listen and define
sound /p/ or/b/
There's a pen and a book in my school bag.
/p/ /b/ /b/
How about paying your bill by cash?
/b/ /p/ /b/ /b/
Thank you and Goodbye
