English: How to Pronounce B and P consonants: American Accent



ESL: How to pronounce the B and P consonant sounds in American English. Pronunciation and Accent lessons and exercises on the website to help you improve your spoken English.

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20 Comments

  1. Dear Coach
    Could you please help me with the followings. Are they correct?

    1st case/ If a consonant is behind /p/ ==> /p/ is pronounced AS UNRELEASED /P/ in the same word or linking /p/ in first word with the consonant in the next word EXCEPT FOR 2nd case, 3rd case below

    Stop the car

    Open / ˈoʊpn/

    People / ˈpipl /

    Apple /ˈæpl /

    Purple /ˈpərpl/

    2nd case/ /pl/, /pr/ in the same word /p/ is pronounced AS TRUE /P/ but do not add extra sound /h/ between

    Play

    Place

    Improve

    Priority

    If linking words

    Stay up late ==> /p/ pronounced as unreleased /p/ though it is said very fast

    3rd case /pj/ ==> /p/ is pronounced AS TRUE /P/

    Computer

    Popular

    Thanks a lot

  2. If p is an unvoiced b, how can we whisper b? We can't, or we just discriminate based on context?

    If we can't, "To be or not to be, that is the question" suddenly takes on new meaning. I think I can relate to the whispered conundrum, more.

  3. This is probably unrelated, but is it true that in the word "bomb" or "bombing", the second b is not pronounced? Because it always sounds like [bom] and [bomming] to me when I hear native speakers say it.
    Thanks for the help!

  4. Your lessons are great. I found them very helpful. However, I have one additional question regarding the pronunciation of B and P. Is the P sound pronounced in "assumption" and "attempt" at all. I can't sense the P being present in those two words, not even the stop part of the sound. Thank you in advance.

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