Classify English consonants according to their places of articulation.
Consonants are sounds that are produced with articulators more or less close. Consonants are classified according to three dimensions:
- Voicing
- Place of articulation
- Manner of articulation
The places of Articulation
The places of articulation refer to that area where the articulators are opposing some kind of stricture or obstacle to the passing of air. The consonants are illustrated here in accordance with the places of articulation.
| Classification | Articulators | Examples |
| Bilabialদুইত্তষ্ঠবিশিষ্ট | Upper lip and lower lip.উপরেরঠোঁটএবংনীচেরঠোঁট | /p b m w / |
| Dentalদন্তসংক্রান্ত | Teeth and tip of tongue.দাঁতএবংজিহ্বারডগা | /θ/ as is “thick” and “bath “/ð/ as in “the” and “rather” |
| Labio-dentalদন্তৌষ্ঠ্য | Lower lip and upper teeth.নীচেরঠোঁটএবংউপরেরদাঁত | / f v / |
| Alveolarদন্তমূলীয় | Alveolar ridge and tip and blade of tongue.দন্তমূলীয়প্রান্তএবংজিহ্বারডগাওফলকবাপ্লেট | /t d s z l m/ |
| Post-alveolar | Hard palate – alveolar and tip, blade, and front of the tongue. | /r/ |
| Palato-alveolar | Alveolar ridge and tip and blade of the tongue.দন্তমূলীয়প্রান্তএবংজিহ্বারডগাওফলকবাপ্লেট | /ʃ/ as in “shot” or “brash” /ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/ |
| Palatal-তালব্য | Hard palate and front of the tongue. | /j/ |
| Velar -ত্বক্ | Soft palate and back of the tongue. | /k g ŋ/ |
| Glottal | Glottis which means vocal cords. | /h/ |
