Which of the following is an alveolar consonant?

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Which of the following is an alveolar consonant?

Explanation:
Alveolar consonants are produced with the tongue tip or blade near the alveolar ridge, the bony ridge just behind the upper teeth. The sound s fits this place of articulation, since it is formed by directing air through a narrow gap at the alveolar ridge, producing a hiss without vocal cord vibration (a voiceless alveolar fricative). The other sounds don’t share that place: p is made with both lips (bilabial stop), v is made with the lower lip and upper teeth (labiodental fricative), and h is produced at the glottis (glottal fricative).

Alveolar consonants are produced with the tongue tip or blade near the alveolar ridge, the bony ridge just behind the upper teeth. The sound s fits this place of articulation, since it is formed by directing air through a narrow gap at the alveolar ridge, producing a hiss without vocal cord vibration (a voiceless alveolar fricative).

The other sounds don’t share that place: p is made with both lips (bilabial stop), v is made with the lower lip and upper teeth (labiodental fricative), and h is produced at the glottis (glottal fricative).

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