Points of Articulation

Points of Articulation
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. bilabial (two lips) labio-dental (top teeth/bottom lip) dental (tongue tip/top teeth) alveolar (tongue tip/tooth ridge) postal veolar (tongue tip or mid/hard palate) palatal (tongue mid/hard palate) velar (tongue back/ soft palate)

Bilabial (two lips)

Bilabial (two lips)

pop peep babe boom bub mime bop beep mop bum

pup
pipe map

pip
bib

poem
Bob

pep
beam

Pam
bomb

Labio-dental (top teeth/bottom lip)

Labio-dental (top teeth/bottom lip)

move pave beef Biff Bev

mauv e move

muff

very

Alveolar (tongue tip/tooth ridge)

Alveolar (tongue tip/tooth ridge)

Toes teach deck Teak tick knock nag toot dice dock duck duke dig tuck tag tog tug dog dug take

knack neck nick dash dish

dose days dies doze dues

ditch dutch dodge toss tease ties

twos Tish

touch niece

nice noose knees news notch nook nose nudge

Palatal (tongue mid/hard palate)

Palatal (tongue mid/hard palate)

chair

charm

shoe

shy

champion

badge

bridge

sharp

knowledge

edge

Velar (tongue back/ soft palate)

Velar (tongue back/ soft palate)

gag

gape

goop

game

gum

cap

cape

keep

cop

cope

cup

came

Kim

come

comb

Dental (tongue tip/top teeth)

Dental (tongue tip/top teeth)

thy //

that // though // than //

thank // with // thick //

death //

Manners of articulation
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Stops (or plosives) Fricatives Affricates Nasals Lateral Approximants