The Letter B Sound

Learning the Sound of “B”
The letter B represents the sound /b/, which is a voiced consonant. It is produced by pressing your lips together and releasing them while using your vocal cords. The letter “B” makes the sound /b/, like at the beginning of ball or bat.

The following diagram shows some examples of words that start with the b sound or end with the b sound. Scroll down the page for more examples and songs to help you learn how to pronounce words with the b sound.

Rhymes and Songs
Songs and rhymes featuring “B” words

The Letter B Song
Learn some words starting with the Letter B - ball, baby, blue, balloon, book, bird and bus.

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The B Song
A phonics song to help children learn the /b/ sound

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Letter B sound
How to make the “B” sound?
Learn words that contain the B consonant.

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Phonics Letter - B song

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Phonics Letter Sound “b” /buh/
Learn about the phonic letter sound “b” /buh/ and the words book, banana, baboon, butterfly, bee and a bubble

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Phonics - Consonant ‘b’ ending

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Writing the Letter B
Use the following worksheets for tracing uppercase B and lowercase b.
The letters are dotted for easy tracing.
Free worksheets to help students practice writing the letter B and the Alphabet.
Letter b Worksheet (lower case)
Letter B Worksheet (upper case)
Write Lower Case Letters
Write Upper Case Letters

Sentence Practice of words starting with B
“The bat hit the ball.” “The boy has a bag.” “The bee is buzzing near the bun.”

Common Patterns for Final “B”

1. Short Words
   Many short, single-syllable words end with “B."
   Examples: cab, dab, rib, sob, tab.
   
2. Silent “B”
   In some words, the final “B” is silent when it follows “M."
   Examples: lamb, climb, comb, thumb, crumb.
   Learn about the Silent B
   
3. Words with Consonant Blends
   “B” may appear after another consonant at the end.
   Examples: bulb, blurb.

Learn the sound of the letters

Learning Short Vowels

Short Vowels
Short A	Short E	Short I
Short O	Short U	Short Vowels

Learning Long Vowels

Long Vowels
Long A	Long E	Long I
Long O	Long U	Y (vowel)
Long Vowels	Short & Long Vowels

Compare Short & Long Vowels

Short & Long Vowels
Short & Long A	Short & Long E	Short & Long I
Short & Long O	Short & Long U

Learning the Sound of Consonants

Consonant Sounds
B Sound	Hard C	Soft C
D Sound	F Sound	Hard G
Soft G	H Sound	J Sound
K Sound	L Sound	M Sound
N Sound	P Sound	Q Sound
P Sound	S Sound	T Sound
V Sound	W Sound	X Sound
Y Sound	Z Sound

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