English Plosives
Sounds

Voiced
Plosives

/b/

Bilabial
Stop

/d/

Alveolar
Stop

Alveolar
Tap

/g/

Velar
Stop

Voiceless
Plosives

/p/

Aspirated

Unaspirated

Unrealeased

/t/

Aspirated

Alveolar
Stop

Unaspirated

Alveolar
Stop

Unrealeased

Alveolar

Unaspirated

Alveolar
Tap

/k/

Aspirated

Velar
Stop

Unaspirated

Velar
Stop

Unrealeased

Velar
Stop

Features

Produced by stopping
the airflow in the
vocal tract

Mainly produced
in these places

Velar
Region

Lips

Alveolar
Ridge