Consonant Sound /b/ with Examples (+Video and Quiz)

Consonant sound /b/ is pronounced like a short ‘ba’ or that first sound in “bat”.

It is voiced because there is a vibration in your throat when you pronounce it, unlike CONSONANT SOUND /p/.

Some examples of words with consonant /b/ sound

🔕 Silent consonant /b/ occurs when letter ‘b’ comes before ‘-t’ or after ‘m-’.

• debt
• doubt
• plumber

However.

Consonant sound /b/ is still pronounced in “chamber, member, timber, timbre, sombre, September, November, December”.

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Practice questions on consonant sound /b/

Do you know other words with either the silent or pronounced consonant /b/ sound? Share with me in the comments below.