Yes, the B sound is a voiced sound.

Yes,  the B sound is a Bilabial.

Yes, the B sound is a stop.

The B and P sound are produced exactly the same with one exception.  The difference between B and P is that the P sound is voiceless and the B sound is a voiced sound.

How to make the /b/ sound:

• Bring both of your lips together to stop the airflow.
• Turn on your voice ( voice is the rumbling in your vocal folds.  Have your child/client place their hand on their/your neck during the production of /b/ and /p/, and have them feel the difference between the two.  In the production of /p/, there should be no rumble or voicing.  While in the production of /b/, there should be a rumbling or voicing.)
• Let the air that has been stuck inside your mouth out explosively!

Tricks and Tips for producing the /b/ sound:

• First, see if your child/client can make the /p/ sound correctly.  If they can, then have them try making the p sound with voicing.  Try telling them to make the /p/ sound “with the car engine rumbling” or “with the buzzing sound”.
• Tell the child to pretend they are at the doctor’s office and they need to say and hold the sound “ahhhh”.  Once they are holding the “ahhhh” sound, have them bring their lips together while they keep saying “ahhhh”.  When the child’s lips touch, a perfect /b/ sound should be produced!
• To visually show the child how we explosively release air from our mouths to produce the /b/ sound, hold a piece of string in front of their mouths, and have them try to move the string with the release of air.  It is important to remind them to remember to use their voicing during this activity!
• If you have a board game that uses a spinner, have the child see if they can move the spinner using the explosions of air from their mouths.
• If the child can correctly produce the /m/ sound, have the client pinch their nostrils shut.  Once they have pinched their nostrils shut to stop airflow from leaking out, have them make short and explosive /b/ sounds.
• Have the child take a deep breath, and then have them make a bunch of small bursts of air like they are trying to imitate blowing out a bunch of candles.

1. Bubble
2. Berry
3. Beach
4. Bug
5. Busy
6. Bunny
7. Beard
8. Ball
9. Bed
10. Bee
11. Berry
12. Boat
13. Bath
14. Boo
15. Be
16. Bay
17. Bozo
18. Bone
19. Bus
20. Bake
21. Boot
22. Bow
23. Bean
24. Bag
25. Bike
26. Baby
27. Bucket
28. Bacon
29. Baby
30. Bear
31. Box
32. Bright
33. Basic
34. Bird
35. Breeze
36. Bamboo
37. Brick
38. Band
39. Bounce
40. Blank
41. Buzz
42. Butter
43. Badge
44. Bundle
45. Bliss
46. Bumpy
47. Blink
48. Button
49. Blush
50. Body

1. Bubble
2. Rabbit
3. Hobby
4. Robot
5. Bobcat
6. Above
7. Baby
8. Strawberry
9. Ladybug
10. About
11. Neighbor
12. Goodbye
13. Cobweb
14. Remember
15. Alphabet
16. Rubber
17. Robin
18. Habit
19. Kickball
20. Mailbox
21. Obey
22. Maybe
23. Cowboy
24. Debate
25. Cuba
26. Volleyball
27. October
28. Blueberry
29. Robust
30. Cabin
31. Symbol
32. Banana
33. Ribbon
34. Bamboo
35. Ribbon
36. Hobby
37. Ribbon
38. Robust
39. Hubble
40. Symbol

1. Crab
2. Club
3. Tube
4. Cube
5. Job
6. Lab
7. Crab
8. Snub
9. Cub
10. Slab
11. Grab
12. Web
13. Rib
14. Hub
15. Fib
16. Tub
17. Bob
18. Lob
19. Sob
20. Dub
21. Jib
22. Mob
23. Dub
24. Swab
25. Cob
26. Scrub
27. Tub
28. Stub
29. Blub
30. Cab
31. Bib
32. Wob
33. Sub
34. Zeb
35. Bib

If you are looking for tips and tricks on how to produce the perfect B sounds; click the link below:

B Overview

Target the B sound at the isolation level with 3 different activities: Isolation Animation, Pop the Bubbles, and Click the Button!

Target B at the syllable level with our virtual flashcards!

We have three activities for targeting B at the word level: 1.) Classic flashcards with initial, medial, final, and mixed sets. 2.) Minimal Pair Sliders 3.) Name the Photos (Have the computer give you feedback on your sound productions!)

B phrase flashcards with sets targeting B in the initial, medial, final, and mixed positions!

Target B at the sentence level with our rotating sentences activity!

Our B story is full of B target sounds and tongue twisters! Read it yourself or play it out loud and then repeat it back!

We have two ways to target B at the conversation level: 1.) Silly story scenes full of B target words. 2.) Conversation starter questions.

B Virtual Materials

B Flashcards

B Progression Cards

B Soccer Shootout

B Paint

B Spot It

B Escape From Dragon's Dungeon

B Fish's Flight to Freedom

B Witch's Brew

B Summer Sundae Dash

B Fall Apple Quest

B Halloween Candy Chompers

B Thanksgiving Treats

B Cupid's Valentines Candies

B Marshmallows' Mad Dash

B Unicorn Artic Derby

B Train Track Dash

B Space Race

B Flashlight Finder

B Feed the Bear

B Pumpkin Carving

B Build-a-Snowman

B Thanksgiving Dinner

B Jeopardy

B Tic-Tac-Toe

B Candy Land

B Connect 4

B Battleship

B Artic Ninja

B Cat Run

B Volt Runner

B Artic Clicker

B Pizza Jumper

B Artic Cruiser

B Space Invaders

B Spot the Differences

B Dino Hop

B Matching

B Treasure Hunt

B Crossword

B Word Find 1

B Word Find 2

B Boom Cards