Places of Articulation

Place of ArticulationArticulatorsSoundsBilabial Upper lip+ lower lip/p/, /b/, /m/

Labio-dentalUpper teeth+ lower lip/f/, /v/

DentalTongue tip + upper teeth/θ /,/ð/

AlveolarTongue tip+ teeth ridge/t/,/d/, /s/,/z/,/l/,/n/

Post alveolarBlade of the tongue + back of the ridge

/r/

Alveo-palatalFront of the tongue + alveolar ridge

/∫/ ,/ ʒ /,/t∫ /,/ʤ/

PalatalFront of the tongue + hard palate

/j/

VelarBack of the tongue + velum/k/,/g/,/ ŋ/

GlottalInside the glottis/h/