👇 The Three Main Bilabial Sounds ▪︎/p/ – Voiceless Bilabial Plosive Produced with both lips pressed together, then released. No vibration of the vocal cords. Examples: pen, paper, stop ▪︎/b/ – Voiced Bilabial Plosive Same lip action as /p/, but with vocal cord vibration. Examples: bat, baby, job ▪︎/m/ – Voiced Bilabial Nasal Lips close, but air escapes through the nose. Vocal cords vibrate. Examples: man, come, mother ✍ Why These Sounds Matter They appear in basic and high-frequency vocabulary.