Manner of Articulation
How sounds are produced?
Plosives What is a plosive sound? How many types of plosive sounds are there in English?
Fricatives How is a fricative sound produced?
Nasals How can you define a nasal sound?
Semi-vowels The sounds at the beginning of words like 'you' and 'wet' are made without closure in the mouth. they are vowel-like. They normally occur at the beginning of a word or syllable. They behave functionally like consonants. The semivowels are represented by the symbols /j/ and /w/.
Summary Plosives: bilabial /p/ and /b/ alveolar /t/ and /d/ velar /k/ and /g/ Fricatives: labio-dental /f/ and /v/ alveolar /s/ and /z/ Trills /r/