Hi there this is the /b/ sound. As in the words:
begin /bɪ'gɪn/ bring /brɪŋ/
believe /bə'liːv/
It is a sound from the ‘Consonants Pairs’
group and it is called the ‘Voiced bilabial stop’. This means that we use both of our
lips to block our mouths. The /b/ sound is made through the mouth and
it is Voiced which means that we our vocal chords to make the sound.
It is defined by the shape of our lips and the motion of airflow through our mouths.
and it is a stop sound, which is a sound made by building up air pressure by stopping air
flow and then releasing it. In this case we use our lips to make the stop and then
release it. To produce the sound bring both of your lips
together and build up some pressure in your mouth, then release it, whilst voicing out
at the same time. /b/ /b/ /b/
The /b/ phoneme is normally spelled with the
letter 'b' as in the words: be /biː/
but /bʌt/ job /dʒɒb/
about /əbaʊt/
Here are some words that begin with the /b/ sound:
between /bɪ'twiːn/
before /bɪ'fɔː/
black /blæk/
best /best/
Here are some words with the /b/ sound in
the middle:
problem /'prɒbləm/
number /'nʌmbə/
public /ˈpʌblɪk/
maybe /ˈmeɪbi/
Here are some words with the /b/ sound at the end:
tube /tju:b/
describe /dɪˈskraɪb/
absorb /əbsɔ:b/
suburb /sʌbɜ:b/
So, that’s it for the /b/ sound, but we
have made additional videos on each of the groups of sounds Vowels, Diphthongs, Single
Consonants, or Consonant Pairs as well as a video explaining the the phonetic chart.
You can also click on any of the symbols behind me to see a similar video with lots of example
and an explanation about that sound.
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