Improve your British English Pronunciation: The / b / Sound in Bubble

In this Pronunciation Activation Pack we will be looking at the consonant sound / b /.
We will look at the letter combinations that give the / b / sound.
We will look at lots of words which have the / b / sound in them.
Finally, we will activate your ability to hear and produce the / b / sound correctly.
Plosives
The / b / sound is a voiced bilabial plosive made by completely blocking the air flow with the lips and then releasing it explosively.
The / b / sound on the chart is shown in green, which means that it is voiced.
Each of the voiced sounds on the first two rows of consonants make up an unvoiced and a voiced pair.
The only difference between the unvoiced and voiced pairs is the use of the vocal cords while saying them.
/ p / / b /