/b/ Final Flashcards
Conventional word-final /b/ targets at the single-word level.
Session summary (SOAP)
Stays on this screen. Nothing is saved or sent.
Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
Model the word with a clear lip closure at the end: lips come together and stay together for a beat, with the voice still on. Have the child copy it, then say it twice more on their own before you flip. Tub, cab and web are the easiest to picture; knob and cob are less familiar, so name them first. Five minutes covers the deck two or three times, which is more useful than one slow pass.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentShow the card and wait 3 seconds for the student to say it.Log as correct
- Visual cuePoint to your mouth, or show the mouth picture for /b/, before the student tries again.Log as cued
- Verbal modelSay the word; the student says it right after you.Log as cued
- Placement cueLips pressed together, then pop them open with your voice on. Feel the buzz in your throat.Log as cued
Adjust it
Drop to syllables ('ab' and 'eeb'), or use fewer cards.
Put each word in a short carrier phrase with no /b/ in it or mix in /b/ words from another position.
Matching IEP goal
Given picture cards, Student will produce /b/ in the word-final position in single words in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than a visual cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Ten single words that all end on /b/: tub, cab, web, cub, bib, tube, cube, knob, cob and tab. Final /b/ is where children most often drop the sound altogether or let it turn into a /p/, so tub comes out as tuh or tup. Each card is short and picturable, which keeps the attention on the last sound rather than on the vocabulary.
What to listen for
Listen first for whether the sound is there at all. A child who says cu for cub is deleting the final consonant, which is a different target from a child who says cup for cub and is devoicing it. Watch the lips on bib and tube: a closure you can see but not hear often means the voice switched off early. Note which words are clean on the first try and which need a model.
Carrying it home
Point at things around the house that end in /b/: the tub at bath time, a door knob, a spider web in the garden. Say the word, let the child say it back, and give the ending a little extra time. A few words a day in a real place beats a long drill at the table.
What's in this activity
- tub
- cab
- web
- cub
- bib
- tube
- cube
- knob
- cob
- tab
Questions
- What grades is this for?
- PreK through second grade, at the single-word level.
- Is it free?
- Yes. The board plays free in the browser with no login. An account adds session data, goal scoring and assignment to a student.
- What if the child says tup instead of tub?
- That is devoicing rather than deletion. Have them hum briefly through the closure so the voice stays on to the end of the word, then try tub again.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.