You may wonder how long it will take "before you see improvement. We believe that improvement depends on practice—and English Pronunciation Made Simple provides all the tools you need to practice often. We hope you find it makes a difference in a matter o£ weeks! | hint The letter b is almost always pronounced b . Exception When b follows m in the same syllable it is NOT pronounced it is silent. comb bomb lamb plumber exercise b Listen and repeat. Make certain that your lips are pressed together and that you add voicing when saying bj. b p robe rope mob mop tab tap rib rip stable staple symbol simple exercise c Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the consonant b in the boldfaced words. 1. bread and butter 2 above and below 3. baseball game 4. black and blue 5. the bigger the better 6. I ll be back. 7. Bad habits can be broken. 8. Bill is in the lobby. 9. Bob bought a blue bathrobe. 10. Betty was born in Boston. CHECK YOURSELF QJ circle the word that correctly completes each read the sentences aloud. Pay attention to the boldfaced words containing the consonant b . For answers see Appendix II page 296. EXAMPLE Ben s bicycle needs new brakes breaks . 1. I like rye bread bred . 2. Don t walk in your bear bare feet. 3. Bob has been bin here before. 4. Please store the beans in the been bin . 5. The wind blew blue my bag away. 6. Betty s blue blew bonnet is becoming. Lesson 37 177 7. Buy By a box of black buttons. 8. The dog will berry bury its bone in the backyard. 9. My brother watches baseball when he s bored board . 10. The builder needs a bigger bored board . More Practice EXERCISE A Read the paragraph aloud. Pay attention to the boldfaced words containing the consonant b . The Heart The heart is a powerful organ in the chest directly under the breastbone. It pumps blood around the body. Beating is an automatic ability of the heart. It begins beating in embryonic development before the baby is bom. All body tissues need oxygen which is carried to them by the circulating blood. If a person s heart stops beating death will occur. In 70 years a human s heart beats about 2 billion times. The heart is able to beat after its nerves have been cut. In fact if it is kept in the proper type of liquid it will beat even .
