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" K. p/ R% d0 b0 ?. p8 O5 \% ?2 KThe Flap
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A flap occurs in three situations.% R8 ?1 k' F B' ?/ g0 C/ k
7 z- J c: b& } P/ ?' x0 R0 V+ o 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.0 m7 H$ n8 r d* V: ?4 W8 G- A
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6 r8 J* Y5 `' M6 }1 o7 x water becomes wader
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letter becomes ledder9 ^: J, `" i& i3 J# H* z3 G- y
The letter was in the mailbox.
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" V+ K1 ]1 P. u- J0 m! Z6 ~ bottle becomes boddle4 g) m6 V- C/ r, L: n
The bottle broke when it hit the floor.
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butter becomes budder: { t3 P/ w4 U# q# `6 O
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! ] M; Y) G% c8 W6 d; G6 g
said very quickly. In the normal pronunciation of the d sound the tip of the tongue is placed on the tooth: n- u- L+ P0 w! @: w1 x4 x
ridge (the area where the top front teeth meet the top of the mouth) before the expiration of air to produce
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quickly.
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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.
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0 Q7 W9 r7 w4 }' o/ M medical She is a medical student.% r3 d5 X V. h8 g7 w! _, Q
sediment
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0 ]9 A1 E+ o2 q% C cadence $ p8 \' ?) q, |! J, p, t
Drums keep the cadence in a marching band.
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cider This apple cider is great.
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: N! l. {5 ]1 L5 @ 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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5 @: K6 ~/ b* U8 |" \: D Listen to these sound changes. The first phrase is with proper enunciation, the second phrase is with the sound changes. Then the word is used in a sentence.6 ?! S5 S1 ~/ U2 k
' m2 E1 W+ y# u# c; g5 s. ^7 m4 M 'right away' becomes righ(d) da way, e+ \: f5 ^* V# C, @, R9 m' o( O
I'll get your bags right away sir.
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'what if' becomes whad dif- Z5 S* m( \& I
What if we go to Paris for vacation?
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Might I suggest a new tie?" o3 B5 ^ G( ?* \5 r
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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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