Articulation Therapy Vocabulary

adjective Retroflex is an adjective that describes a consonant sound produced with the tongue curled back towards the hard palate.

• The retroflex consonants are produced by curling the tip of the tongue backwards towards the roof of the mouth.
• Some people find it difficult to pronounce retroflex sounds correctly.
• I can't get the hang of those retroflex letters in the new language I'm learning.
• Her retroflex attitude towards change made it hard for her to adapt to new situations.

noun a composite speech sound consisting of a stop consonant followed by a fricative or spirant consonant, as (ch, j), (psh, bzh), etc.

• The affricate sound in the word 'church' is a combination of a stop and a fricative.
• I find it difficult to pronounce the affricate correctly in certain words.
• Some people struggle with saying the affricate sound, but with practice, it gets easier.
• The affricate symbolizes the blending of two distinct sounds to create a new phonetic element.