Minimal Pair /b/ and /p/
Below is a list of words that vary only by one having the sound /b/ and the other the sound /p/.
You can use this list to practise the sounds, or as a list of words to be careful in pronouncing.
Elementary
B P
bar Pa
be P
big pig
buy pie
by pie
bye pie
Pre-Intermediate
bay pay
bear pair
bet pet
bill pill
bin pin
bore poor
bought port
cub cup
Intermediate
band panned
base pace
bat pat
bear pear
beer pier
belt pelt
berry perry
bit pit
blade played
bland planned
blank plank
blaze plays
bored pawed
braise prays
bride pride
bull pull
but putt
butter putter
lib lip
pub pup
robe rope
tab tap
Upper-Intermediate
banned panned
bare pare
beak peak
beat peat
bee pee
bitch pitch
bleed plead
blot plot
board pawed
bore pour
braise praise
breast pressed
burr per
cab cap
rib rip
Advanced
bah par
batty patty
bead peed
beak peek
beep peep
beet peat
bi pi
bier peer
blade plaid
blaster plaster
bleat pleat
bloom plume
blunder plunder
blush plush
boar paw
boar pour
boo poo
braise preys
brat prat
brawn prawn
breech preach
brick prick
brig prig
brim prim
burr purr
butt putt
tribe tripe