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 A consonant sound is a block of air made
Place of
articulation
as it leaves the body.
Phonemes
Voicing
Voiced (V+) Voiceless (V-
)
 In order to produce a consonant sound,
we need three pieces of information:
 The Place where the block of air occurs
Bilabials b m w p Labiodentals v f (lips, teeth, alveolar ridge, palate etc).
Interdentals ð θ  The Type or manner how thef block of
Alveolars n d l z r t s Alveo-
palatals dʒ ʒ j ʃ tʃ Velars g ŋ
Glottal
k
h
air occurs (plosive, fricative, nasal,
approximant etc).
 The Voicing – whether we are using our
voice or not (voiced/voiceless).