Places of articulation

 

• Bilabial – Both lips touch (e.g., /p/, /b/)
• Labiodental – Lower lip touches upper teeth (e.g., /f/, /v/)
• Dental – Tongue tip against upper teeth (e.g., /θ/, /ð/)
• Alveolar – Tongue tip against alveolar ridge (e.g., /t/, /d/, /s/, /z/)
• Postalveolar – Tongue just behind the alveolar ridge (e.g., /ʃ/, /ʒ/)
• Palatal – Tongue against hard palate (e.g., /j/)
• Velar – Tongue against soft palate (e.g., /k/, /g/)
• Glottal – Sound produced at the glottis (e.g., /h/)