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Pull or bull? Sounds p and b
Connect Primary 5 Term 1, Unit 6: pp. 96–101
GoalHear and say the sounds p and b and tell similar words apart.
New words
pig · an animal that lives on a farmbig · not smallpin · a small sharp piece of metalbin · a container for rubbishpark · a green place with trees where we playbark · the sound a dog makes
Explanation
The sounds p and b are made with both lips. Put your hand in front of your mouth. For p you feel a puff of air: pig, pin, park. For b you feel almost no air: big, bin, bark. These words sound a little the same, but they have different meanings. A pin is small and sharp, and a bin is for rubbish. Listen carefully and say each pair.
| p | b |
|---|---|
| pin | bin |
| pig | big |
| pat | bat |
| park | bark |
| pack | back |
| pay | bay |
Worked examples
Listen and say the p words.
Listen and say the b words.
Salma
I see a pin. Is it a pin or a bin?
Omar
It is small and sharp. It is a pin.
Salma
Now I hear a dog in the park. What does it do?
Omar
It barks!
Now you. Say this slowly: Ben bought big blue balloons, and Pam picked purple plums.
Class activity
Puff game. Hold the back of your hand near your mouth. Say the p words: pin, pig, park, and feel the puff of air. Now say the b words: bin, big, bark, and feel almost no puff. Then the grown-up says a pair, and the child says the word with the sound p.
Practice
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Listen. Which word do you hear: pin or bin?
…
bin.
2
Which word starts with b: pear, park or bus?
bus.
3
Fill in the first letter: ___ ed. (b or p)
b. The word is bed.
4
Fill in the first letter: ___ ie. (b or p)
p. The word is pie.
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Writing: write two words that start with p and two that start with b.
For example: pig, park; bed, bus.