Letter b

Writing Animation:
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The detached letter b: [voiced bilabial stop] [SOUND] A word-initial b: monkey [SOUND] baandaru A word-medial b: mountain [SOUND] jabalu A word-final b: mango [SOUND] ambu [see note below]

Note: in this word    ambu 'mango' the medial consonant is    "n" but it is pronounced as [m] due to the influence of the following [b] sound. Both [m] and [b] are sounds produced at the lips, and this change from "n" to "m" is a natural kind of sound change.

Pronunciation Notes

Exercises

1. Visual Discrimination Exercise

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2. Writing Exercise

Print out the PDF file and follow the instructions to practice writing b: b.pdf