Place of articulation

1. Glottal

1.1. In the glottis, the opening of the vocal cords as in /h/

1.1.1. Example

1.1.1.1. hat

2. Alveolar

2.1. tip of the tongue touching the gum (alveolar) ridge, as in /t/ and /d/

2.1.1. example

2.1.2. Tap and debt

3. Dental tongue:

3.1. behind or between the teeth, as in /θ/ and /ð/

3.1.1. Example

3.2. Thing and this

3.2.1. Employee

3.2.2. Employee

4. labio-dental:

4.1. Top teeth and bottom lip, as in /f/ and /v/

4.2. example

4.2.1. Favor.

5. Bilabial

5.1. Both lips are used as the articulators. Examples are the initial consonants [p], [b] and [m]

5.1.1. Example

5.1.2. PIN, BIN and MAN.

6. Velar

6.1. Back of the tongue raised to the soft palate, as in /k/and /g/

6.1.1. Example

6.1.1.1. king and ring

7. Post-alveolar

7.1. Tip of the tongue falling just behind the gum ridge before the hardpalate in /ʃ/and /ʒ/.

7.2. Example

7.3. Ship and vision

8. Palatal:

8.1. Front of the tongue raised to hard palate, as in /j/

8.2. Example

8.3. Yet