The classification of consonants

Find the bilabial sounds

• b

• p

• v, f

• b, p

Find the alveolar sounds

• d, t

• z, y

• h, g

• v, f

Find the palatal sound

• h

• g

• u

• j

Find the glottal sound

• y

• r

• h

• x

Find the occlusive (explosives) sounds

• p, b

• t, d

• k, g

• m, n, ŋ

• s, z

Find the occlusive-constructive(affricates)

• dʒ,

• w

• d

• ʈʃ

Find the rolled consonants

• y

• l

• r

• m

If you can keep your head when all about you

find the next line of this poem

• But make allowance for their doubting too;

• Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

• Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,

• And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

Find the another line of this poem

• Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

• And treat those two impostors just the same;

• Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

• And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

[f], [v], [θ], [ð], [s], [z], [∫], [ʒ], [h], [w], [l], [r], [j] are ....

• constructives

• occlusives

• explosives

• rolled consonants