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Contrasts to study

/b/
/v/

Same:

Bilabial /b/ vs labiodental /v/. Hard for Spanish/Greek learners.

bat ↔ vatbest ↔ vestbow ↔ vowlibel ↔ rival
/b/
/p/

Same: ·

Voiceless /p/ vs voiced /b/. Same lip position — only voicing and the puff of air differ.

pat ↔ batcap ↔ cabpack ↔ backrip ↔ rib