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Drills for P/B

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Minimal Pairs

Initial Position
- pat – bat
- pin – bin
- pack – back
- pill – bill
- pie – buy

Medial Position
- upper – rubber
- tapping – tabbing
- caper – caber
- hopping – hobbling
- paper – saber

Final Position
- cap – cab
- rip – rib
- tap – tab
- map – mab
- top – tob

Sentences

- Bobby packed a purple backpack full of pebbles, paper, and a banana.
- The puppy barked at the big balloon bouncing past the porch.
- I painted the bathtub blue and poured bubbles on the pipes.
- She picked berries in the bamboo patch by the pond with a basket.
- The baby babbled as he pushed the pink puppet past the block.

- He built a platform of planks and bricks beside the parking bench.
- The pirates blew bugles before burying their precious booty.
- We planted petunias and poppies beside the barn before breakfast.
- A busy bee buzzed past the pumpkin patch on a breezy path.
- She wore a plaid blouse, baked banana bread, and painted buttons pink.

Bobby's Picnic Problem

Bobby packed his purple backpack with peanut butter bread, bananas, and pickles for the perfect park picnic. As he bounced past the bench, a buzzing bee zipped by, causing Bobby to drop his basket and burst into panicked babbling. Beneath the bushes, he spotted his spilled paper plates and popped balloons. Despite the blunder, Bobby bravely picked up the pieces and pushed forward toward the bubbling pond, plopping down for a peaceful bite beside a patch of petunias.

Bella's Busy Paint Booth

In the busy bazaar, Bella built a pop-up booth for bright paintings and pretty paper crafts. She brushed bold blues, pleasant pinks, and bits of buttery beige across the bumpy canvas. The booth buzzed with buyers as Bella poured her passion into each patterned poster. Behind the booth, her puppy barked politely while bouncing a ball between barrels of pigment. Between painting and packaging, Bella barely paused, proudly presenting her bubbly, punchy pop-art to pleased passersby.