Sound Contrast: /b/ vs. /p/

Listen to the difference between the consonant sounds (/b/ vs. /p/) in the following pairs of words.

• back
  | pack
• beach
  | peach
• big
  | pig
• bike
  | pike
• bride
  | pride
• cab
  | cap
• gab
  | gap
• lab
  | lap
• lobe
  | lope
• mob
  | mop
• rabid
  | rapid
• rib
  | rip

Depending on your native language distinguishing the difference can be very easy or very difficult.