Letter 2 of 28
The letter ب
How ب is written, how it sounds with each vowel, and words that start with it, carry it or end with it.
Letter forms
A letter's shape changes with its place in the word.
- بـStart of a word
- ـبــMiddle of a word
- ـبEnd, joined
- بEnd, unjoined
Letter sounds
Ten sounds: short and long vowels, tanween and sukun.
بَ
Short vowel
Short vowel
Long vowel
Tanween
Sukun
Words from the curriculum
Each word with its syllables, as in the sound-blending lesson.
At the start
- بَـقَـرَةبَـ/ ـقَـ/ ـرَ/ةٌ
- بِـنْتبِنْـ/ـتٌ
- بُــنبُـ/ــنٌ
- بَابٌبَا/بٌ
- بِيْكبيْـ/ـكٌ
- بُومَةبُو/مَـ/ـةٌ
In the middle
- لُعْـبَـةلُـعْـ/ ـبَـ/ ــةٌ
- لَبِسَلَـ/ـبِـ/ـسَ
- سُـبُـلسُـ/ ـبُـ/ـلٌ
- كَــبْــشكَــبْـ/ـشٌ
- كَـبَابكَـ/ـبَا/بٌ
- كَـبِيْـركَـ/ـبِيْـ/ـرٌ
- سَبُّورَةسَـبْـ/ـبُو/رَ/ةٌ
At the end
- قَلْبًاقَلْـ/ـبًا
- قَلْبٍقَلْـ/ـبٍ
- قَلْبٌقَلْـ/ـبٌ
- ذَهَـبَذَ/هَـ/ ـبَ
- كُـتُـبكُـ/ـتُـ/ـبٌ
- مُحِـبْمُـ/ـحِبْ
- كِـتَابَاكِـ/ـتَا/بَا
- أَبِيأَ/بِي
- أَبُوأَ/بُو