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~- I7 W9 w% L; ~# s+ u9 \The Flap
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A flap occurs in three situations.8 F0 w" H! K+ m# i
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1. A flap occurs when a 't' comes between two vowels. The pronunciation of the 't' in these incidences sounds
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Listen to these sound changes. The first word is with proper enunciation, the second word is with the sound changes. Then the word is used in a sentence.5 l6 V1 u- U6 k$ X3 g; n7 _6 C4 ~' W" j
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water becomes wader
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letter becomes ledder+ _. t9 M1 s5 G* x
The letter was in the mailbox. - m2 R6 p( k4 q, D' c' d# V
7 u) R6 f! w: s( ]; ~, ? bottle becomes boddle
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The butter melted in the sun.
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2. Flaps also occur when a 'd' comes between two vowels. The 'd' is still pronounced with a d sound, but it is
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ridge (the area where the top front teeth meet the top of the mouth) before the expiration of air to produce) B$ \# z& Q7 G( F5 ^5 B) G
the sound. With a flap, the tip of the tongue barely touches the tooth ridge and the 'd' sound is made very
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Listen to these sound changes. The first word is with proper enunciation, the second word is with the sound changes. Then the word is used in a sentence.: o' N0 m) G ^6 L
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medical She is a medical student.3 B& g* B) A% Z5 R- h$ ~) }6 Q& u* @
sediment
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8 Y" C2 r" C; | cadence J6 g5 n: G8 j, [; N6 ] O/ F+ i
Drums keep the cadence in a marching band.
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cider This apple cider is great.4 f" S2 K3 F2 f. K# Y1 a
spider A spider has eight legs.1 i& M# L; F4 A, A
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3. The third flap occurs when with linking of the consonant final letter of one word and the vowel letter of the
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'right away' becomes righ(d) da way
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1 P [& j5 H& \% u 'what if' becomes whad dif. u r0 n" H$ K9 B
What if we go to Paris for vacation?
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'might I' becomes migh(d) di - U$ [# u2 }& d
Might I suggest a new tie?7 P/ b- o+ `2 B$ G
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Note: The flap does not occur in some words (what, that) if they are spoken alone, without other words to
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