| English words | Meanings |
| bud | a flower or leaf not fully open |
| bad | not good; wrong; spoiled |
| bait | food used to attract fish or animals, so that they can be caught |
| bat | a shaped piece of wood used to hit a ball in games. The same word also means a small mouse-like animal that flies at night |
| bath | a large container in which you can wash yourself all over |
| bathe | to take a bath or a swim |
| bead | a small ball with a hole through it. You can thread many beads together to make a necklace |
| beat | to hit over and over again; to keep regular time in music. The same word also means to do better than another person or team in a game or a race |
| beauty | great loveliness |
| bed | a soft place to sleep with blankets and a pillow. The same word is also used for a place where flowers are grown, and for the bottom of the sea |
| bet | to risk your money against someone else’s on the result of a game or race |
| bid | to command or invite; to make an offer |
| bit | a small piece of something |
| bite | to take a piece out of something with your teeth |
| boat | a small ship |
| body | the whole of a person or animal |
| boot | a shoe that covers part of the leg as well as the foot |
| bootee | a soft woollen boot for babies |
| budge | to move a little |
| butt | a large barrel for holding liquids |
