Consonant manner of articulation

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1. The first consonants in the words 'same', 'friend', and 'this' all have the manner of articulation.
2. The last consonants in the words 'car' and 'hall' are .
3. The three types of obstruents are , , and .
4. Vowels and approximants are included in the manner of articulation.
5. 'L' sounds are also called .
6. 'R' sounds are also called .
7. Sounds such as 'r', 'l', 'm', and 'a' are usually .
8. The only difference between 'b' and 'm' is that 'b' is while 'm' is .
9. The 's' sound in 'sing' is , while the 'th' sound in 'thing' is not.
10. The 's' sound in 'summer' is pronounced with airflow; in contrast, the 'l' sound in 'laughter' is pronounced with airflow.