Consonant Sound /b/ With Examples (+Audio Pronunciation)

Hello Scholar,

Welcome to the simplest lesson on voiced consonant sound /b/ with its pronunciation, word examples and questions for you to practice.

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Pronounce consonant sound /b/ correctly.
• Give examples of words with consonant sound /b/.
• Identify consonant sound /b/ in words.

Consonant sound /b/ is pronounced like a short “ba“.

It is pronounced with the same tongue and lips placement as in voiceless CONSONANT SOUND /p/ but /b/ is “voiced”.

So there is a vibration in your throat when you pronounce it.

TAKE NOTE: /b/ is mostly silent when it comes before ‘t’ or after ‘m’.

• debt
• doubt
• plumber

However, consonant sound /b/ is pronounced in words like “chamber, member, timber, timbre, sombre, September, November, December“.

• CONTRASTING CONSONANT SOUNDS /b/ AND /p/

Practice questions on consonant sound /b/