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Place Articulation
Consonants
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bilabial | Sound made by the pressing of both lips |
| Labiodental | Sound made by the pressing of upper teeth and lower lip |
| Interdental | Sound made by placing of tongue between upper and lower teeth |
| Alveolar | Sound made by the tongue's contact, or close contact, with the alveolar ridge |
| Post-Alveolar | Sound made by the tongue's contact, or close contact, with the area behind the alveolar ridge |
| Palatal | Sound made by the rising movement of the front of the tongue towards the hard palate of the mouth |
| Velar | Sound made by raising the back of the tongue against the soft palate (velum) |
| Glottal | Sound made by the passage of air through the glottis |