Places of Articulation

Flashcards covering the places of articulation for consonant sounds, their physical descriptions, phonetic symbols, and example words.

Bilabial

Sounds produced using both lips (/p, b, m/), as in pop, baby, and mom.

Labiodental

Sounds produced when the top teeth touch the bottom lip (/f, v/), as in fan and van.

Interdental

Sounds produced with the tongue placed between or near the teeth (/θ, ð/), as in think and this.

Alveolar

Sounds produced with the tongue tip or blade near or touching the ridge immediately behind the upper front teeth (/t, d, n, s, z, l/).

Palatal

when the tongue touches or Approaches the hard palate (/ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/), as in shoe, measure, chin, and jam.

Velar

Sounds produced when the back of the tongue meets the soft palate (/k, g, ŋ/), as in cat, go, and sing.

Glottal

A sound produced as air passes through the glottis (/h/), as in hat.