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Consonants: /p/ & /b/

4 Intermediate

Exercise 1
Pronunciation Practice

Practice pronunciation with your teacher by reading the following words.

Sound 1: /p/

Tip: To produce this sound, first you need to close your lips, then open them to release air.
This sound is produced with a puff of air from your mouth, like an explosion.

pack panda copy happen

Verb Noun Verb Verb

punch pull pretty police

Verb Verb Adverb Noun

Sound 2: /b/

Tip: To produce this sound, first you need to close your lips, then open them to release air.
This sound is produced without a puff of air, and it is produced with a voice from the
throat.

back bag hobby habit

Noun Noun Noun Noun

job symbol ball beer

Noun Noun Noun Noun
Exercise 2
Sentence Practice

Practice pronunciation with your teacher by reading the following sentences.

/p/

The children are playing.

Mary is in the park.
I saw a spider.
Don’t press that button.
Her favorite color is pink.
Paul likes drinking wine.

/b/

Can you bring me some water?

Do you have that book?
What is your phone number?
Do not disturb him.
Do you want to go for a beer?

Exercise 3
Pronunciation Practice

Practice pronunciation with your teacher by reading the following paragraph.

Bob and Peter are brothers. Bob likes cabbage so Peter calls him "Rabbit". On the
first day of December, they went to a pub to have some beer. They celebrated Peter’s
new project and Bob’s new book. Bob’s passion is writing, and his book has finally
been published! Peter is a builder and he has just gained a big client. After drinking a
number of beers, they called a cab. They wanted to get back from the pub safely. It
was a pretty busy day, and a very happy one, for both Peter and Bob.

Exercise 4
Find the Sounds

Choose the words which contain the sounds listed. There can be more than one correct
answer.

1. Find /p/:

A. phase

B. package

C. receipt

D. wipe

E. emphasis

F. space

G. atmosphere

H. nephew

I. shepherd

J. Stephen

K. hiccup

L. cough

2. Find /b/:

A. lamb

B. number

C. library

D. climb

E. problem

F. debt
 G. plumber

H. dumb

I. subject

J. tomb

K. doubt

L. reliable

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