According to the degree of noise Noise Consonants Sonorants

According to the type of blockage Occlusive Constrictive Occlusive Occlusive Const- Rolled
plosives constrictive rictive
According to the work of the vocal cords Voiced Voiceless Voiced Voiceless Voiced Voiceless

According to the force of articulation weak strong weak strong weak strong
(lenis) (fortis) (lenis) (fortis) (lenis) (fortis)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Labial bilabial b Р m w
Accor- 6, 6’ п, п’ м, м’
ding labio-dental v f
to the в, в’ ф, ф’
place Lingual Forelin- Inter- apical ð θ
of gual dental
arti- dental apical л, л’
cula-
tion dorsal д, д’ т, т’ з, з’ с, с’ ц н, н’
alveolar apical d ı z s n l
Poist- cacuminal r р, р’
alveolar
Palato- apical ʒ ʃ ʤ ʧ
alveolar
dorsal ж ш, ш’ ч’
Medio- palatal
lingual
Back- velar G K ŋ
lingual г, г к, к
Glottal h
According to the position of the soft palate Oral Nasal Oral
Russian consonants are not classified as ‘weak’ and ‘strong’.