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The Sound of B
How to produce B: B is a voiced sound. You must make a slight sound with your voice when producing it. Press your lips together, then release them while making a slight murmur with your voice.
Practice the B sound by repeating the following, making only the sound:
B, B, B
B, B, B
B, B, B
B, B, B
Repeat the following words two times, exaggerating the B sound:
Ba, be, bi, bo, boo, by; Ba, be, bi, bo, boo, by
Bat, baffle, ball, bark, berry,
Bee, bid, bin, born, bowl,
Boon, boom, boil, bore, boat
Abbot, abbey, bubble, ember, kebab
Label, libra, cabal, zebra, web
Repeat the following sentences two times:
1) The bald eagle bathed in the blessedly cool bath.
2) Betty believed that the boat was blocked because of the branch.
3) The bedazzled Brody bottle-fed the baboon’s baby.
4) The lab was grubby and unbalanced, stated Brianna after she stubbed her toe.
5) Becket wanted to baptize his baby badger, but his mother bargained that she knew best.
6) The barracuda was baited by Bryce and Bart and almost besieged before beating a hasty retreat.
7) The bespectacled Bennet was bankrupt and badly battered.
8) The bartender began becoming boorish with the baseball team, so they left.
9) She misbehaved before the benchmark event because she was beside herself.
10) Britney benefited from all the blizzards by reading books to better herself.
* Please note that letters and sounds in English do not always match. Different letters can make the same sound, such as hard C and K, and the same letter can make different sounds depending on context, like cat/cake.