Consonants Position
BILABIAL
Made with the lips b
Examples: bed, butterfly, blue, bite
LABIODENTAL
Made with the bottom lip and the top teeth v
Examples: very, video, valv, van
DENTAL
Made with the tip of the tongue and the top teeth th
Example: thing, think, thank,this
ALVEOLAR
Made with the tip of the tongue and the area just behind the top teeth t
examples: Tom, toxic,tap, target
Topic principal
POST ALVEOLAR
RETROFLEX
Made with the tip of the tongue curved backward behind the alveolar ridge. r
Examples: early, are,arise, around
PALATAL
Made with the tongue and the palate y
examples: yes, yesterday,yard,year
Manner of articulation or Qualities
Plosive
muth is closed, then air is released with a sharp burst
Tom,pet, people, popular
Nasal
mouth is closed that air passes through the nasal cavity
Nose, noway, now, notion
Tap or Flap
The consonant is made with the tongue quickly “tapping” some part of the mouth.
better,butterfly,attack, attention
Fricative
Made by closing some part of the mouth and pushing air through a small opening.
free, sit, family, funny
Lateral Approximant
Made with the tip of the tongue placed against the top teeth, and air coming out the small space between the sides of the tongue and the top of the mouth.
lake, large, lamb,less