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PRONUNCIATION: BASIC SOUNDS
The P Sound and the B Sound
/p/ and /b/

GOAL

I can make the P sound and the B sound.

TRY IT!

Read the sentence below.

Maybe you put it on top of the cabinet.

SOUNDS

Learn how to pronounce today's sounds.
Sound Profile

/p/

Voicing

no

Mouth

closed ➡ open

Lips

pressed together ➡ apart

Teeth

Tongue

Jaw

Steps

  1. Press your lips together tightly.

  2. Exhale. At the same time, open your mouth.

Katakana Otoshiana

When English words ending with the P sound are written in katakana, a vowel sound is added after them.

 

top ➡ toppu (トップ)

cup ➡ kappu (カップ)

stop ➡ sutoppu (ストップ)

 

Be careful not to add the vowel sound in English!

/b/

Voicing

yes

Mouth

closed ➡ open

Lips

pressed together ➡ apart

Teeth

Tongue

Jaw

Steps

  1. Press your lips together tightly.

  2. Make a voiced sound. At the same time, open your mouth.

Katakana Otoshiana

When English words ending with the B sound are written in katakana, a vowel sound is added after them.

 

club ➡ kurabu (クラブ)

celeb ➡ serebu (セレブ)

tab ➡ tabu (タブ)

 

Be careful not to add the vowel sound in English!

Steps

  1. Press your lips together tightly.

  2. Exhale. At the same time, open your mouth.

Steps

  1. Press your lips together tightly.

  2. Make a voiced sound. At the same time, open your mouth.

Katakana Otoshiana

When English words ending with the P sound are written in katakana, a vowel sound is added after them.

 

top ➡ toppu (トップ)

cup ➡ kappu (カップ)

stop ➡ sutoppu (ストップ)

 

Be careful not to add the vowel sound in English!

Katakana Otoshiana

When English words ending with the B sound are written in katakana, a vowel sound is added after them.

 

club ➡ kurabu (クラブ)

celeb ➡ serebu (セレブ)

tab ➡ tabu (タブ)

 

Be careful not to add the vowel sound in English!

WORDS

Practice today’s sounds in the words below.

/p/

point

pants

pig

push

puppy

paint

/b/

bench

beads

bike

baby

bow

bone

SENTENCES

Practice today’s sounds in the sentences below.

/p/

  1. Pat put a pin on her pink pants.
  2. There is pumpkin soup in the pot.
  3. Pete’s puppy eats popcorn.
  4. Poppy put the pen in the cup.
  5. Pam is pointing to Panama on the map.

/b/

  1. The boy is sitting on the big bench.
  2. My boss has a box of beads in her bag.
  3. Bianca’s baby bit the banana.
  4. Bailey wants to buy a book about Boston.
  5. Bella bowed to Ben and said bye.

/p/ + /b/

  1. The boy paid for Pat’s balloon.
  2. Bianca pushed Pat’s bike to the park.
  3. Ben likes the pink beads on Penny’s bag.
  4. There’s a bone under the puppy’s bed.
  5. Poppy’s big pig bit Penny.

DIALOGUES

Practice today’s sounds in the dialogues below.

/p/

Student:

Ooh, that smells good! What kind of soup are you making, Penny?
Tutor:

Pumpkin soup. Do you want some?
Student:

Yes. Can I get some for Pat and Paul too?
Tutor:

Sure. Get some cups and fill them up.
Student:

Thanks. I’ll use Pat’s favorite pink cups.

/b/

Student:

Did you hear? Bianca had a baby boy!
Tutor:

I know. Bianca named him Ben.
Student:

Oh. Let’s buy her a baby basket and balloons!
Tutor:

Good idea! Should we also buy her a baby bag?
Student:

Yeah. Let’s fill it with books and toys for the baby.

/p/ + /b/

Tutor:

I can’t find my book about penguins.
Student:

Maybe you put it on top of the cabinet.
Tutor:

No, I didn’t. I put it in a box beside the bed.
Student:

Is it a pink book? I saw it on the bench.
Tutor:

Uh-oh. I think Bailey’s puppy, Bob, put it there.
Student:

Oh, the puppy has it now! Bob, stop!

TRY IT AGAIN!

Reread the sentence below.

Maybe you put it on top of the cabinet.