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8 Cards in this Set
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Bilabial
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When both lips come together to form a sound. E.g. 'B' in 'Billy'.
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Labio-dental
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When the lower lip is raised to the upper teeth to produce a sound such as 'F' in 'Fish'.
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Dental
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When the tongue tip is positioned so it touches in between the upper two teeth to make the sound 'th' in 'the'.
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Alveolar
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When the tongue tip is positioned so it touches the alveolar ridge (lump behind the two front teeth) to generate the sound 't' in 'tongue'.
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Alveopalatal
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When the tip of the tongue is raised to the back of the alveolar ridge to produce the 'sh' in 'she'.
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Palatal
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When the tip of the tongue is pressed against the soft palate in your mouth to produce the 'y' in 'yell'.
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Velar
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When the back of the tongue is pressed against the soft palate to create the 'cr' sound in 'crust'.
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Glottal
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When we use the space in between our vocal cords to produce the 'h' sound in 'hardly'. The 'h' sound is weakly produced and is endangered of becoming an extinct dialect in English.
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