Sounds of Speech Flashcards
alveolar
consonants formed when the tongue is placed beind the aveolar ridge, ridge of tissue just above the back side of teeth. /t/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /n/, /l/
palatal
consonants formed when the tongue is pulled back on the roof of the mouth /sh/, /zh/, /ch/, /j/, /y/, /r/
velar
consonants made with the tongue raised against the soft palate in the back of the throat /k/, /g/, /ng/, /wh/, /w/
glottal
consonant sound made in the throat /h/
obstruents
consonants with full obstruction of the airflow
sonorants
consonants with more vowel-like resonance
voiced stops
/b/, /d/, /g/
unvoiced stops
/p/, /t/, /k/
voiced glides
/w/, (/w/)
liquids
speech sounds where air is obstructed but not enough to cause friction /l/, /r/
bilabial stops
/p/, /b/
bilabial nasals
/m/
bilabial glides
/wh/, /w/
labiodental fricatives
/f/, /v/
interdental fricatives
/th/, /th/
alveolar stops
/t/, /d/
alveolar nasals
/n/
alveolar fricatives
/s/, /z/
alveolar liquids/lateral liquids
/l/
palatal fricatives
/sh/, /zh/
palatal affricates
/ch/, /j/
palatal glides
/y/
palatal liquids
/r/
velar stops
/k/, /g/
velar nasals
/ng/
velar glides
(/wh/), (/w/)
glottal fricatives unvoiced
/h/
nasals
/m/, /n/, /ng/
fricatives
speech sounds articulated with a hiss or friction
unvoiced fricatives
/f/, /th/, /sh/, /s/, /h/
voiced fricatives
/v/, /th/, /zh/, /z/
affricates
consonant phonemes articulated as a stop before a fricative
unvoiced affricate
/ch/
voiced affricate
/j/
unvoiced glides
/wh/, (/wh/)
glides
consonant phonemes that glide immediatly into a vowel
bilabial
consonant sounds made by bringing both lips together /p/, /b/, m/, /wh, /w/
labiodental
consonants formed with the upper front teeth on the lower lip /f/, /v/
interdental
consonants formed with the tongue between the teeth /th/, /th/
