Bilabial speech sounds are those made using both lips, pressed together with sounds such as / p /, / b /, and / m /.
Bilabial consonants are a type of sound in a group of consonant labials composed of both lips (bilabial) and by pausing the air from the mouth when the sound is called (consonant).
How to Teach /p/, /b/ and /m/
Following are some touch or touch gesture methods to teach sounds:
P: Place your index finger straight in front of both (closed) lips. When you make a / p / sound, bring your finger forward as fast as if you are going to emphasize that the p “sound. You can also place your finger and tap.
B: Place one or more fingers against the same closed lips but in this case, do not move it as soon as you make a noise. The “b” sound does not have an air escape like “p.” Remind the child to cover “the lips.” You can also place your finger and tap.
M: Place one finger on a horizontal surface under your lower lip or slide it over your lips.
English contains the following three bilabial consonants:
- /p/ as in “post” and “map“
- /b/ as in “book” and “grab“
- /m/ as in “mind” and “lamp“
Examples of Bilabial Consonant Words
| /P/ | /b/ | /m/ |
| page | bag | mat |
| pin | book | moon |
| prey | black | man |
| poor | blank | mash |
| plain | bank | mushroom |
| plane | bush | male |
| pineapple | bug | milk |
| port | blink | make |
| plot | brick | mad |
| pot | bride | makeover |
| pat | bake | master |
| post | bus | manage |
| pink | bat | muffin |
| pale | ball | mind |
| paint | brain | map |
| plant | baseball | mine |
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