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The Flap/ R8 R7 e$ m# @% f: Z% V
}: w V g) p) IA flap occurs in three situations.! ?+ c# D! _/ P" Z9 U! f# ^
3 ]- M2 d2 x2 {( ` 1. A flap occurs when a 't' comes between two vowels. The pronunciation of the 't' in these incidences sounds3 Z: J6 ~( a% w+ Q4 @
like a 'd' and is said very quickly.0 b" a) ]# r% G. R
0 p: J0 o8 i) D4 W% q4 o 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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water becomes wader' p8 w2 n- d% ~
Do you need some water?
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0 {* i# ?0 Z' w1 g: ]2 g* ~ letter becomes ledder, m( k, ^3 B/ }$ I+ f
The letter was in the mailbox.
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bottle becomes boddle
+ ?: p i- ~/ d) _0 | The bottle broke when it hit the floor. . Q# n! _1 i) K/ k6 S* X
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butter becomes budder
+ M/ o! C# I P The butter melted in the sun. ) S8 L6 p. E4 _
2 y3 a# p4 p/ H- K& ]2 p5 U4 t, [ 2. Flaps also occur when a 'd' comes between two vowels. The 'd' is still pronounced with a d sound, but it is
7 M) f- g K5 N# u" {: p0 \ said very quickly. In the normal pronunciation of the d sound the tip of the tongue is placed on the tooth J/ H, G1 s( J6 J/ l9 M
ridge (the area where the top front teeth meet the top of the mouth) before the expiration of air to produce# I( m3 \ G0 k3 p* }
the sound. With a flap, the tip of the tongue barely touches the tooth ridge and the 'd' sound is made very6 ~0 n( b9 S5 u" {7 m" Q
quickly. # N. R, c/ B8 ]7 j
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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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medical She is a medical student.6 ?; p4 L! C" `6 C6 A& E/ o4 Y4 v) V
sediment % N# D* z6 A( ]! y* o& ^
The sediment on the river bottom is course sand.& @+ Z# k5 |! ]. ^) V$ ]0 U
# d4 z9 Q/ o; F# I' ]: ~ cadence 8 }+ W* z2 X3 I7 R. d
Drums keep the cadence in a marching band.1 `' m5 d/ S1 u( W( Z+ `) v
( y) y4 R. V1 r1 a' K" l cider This apple cider is great.
3 P/ i: }% y. w6 N spider A spider has eight legs.& T- Q& Y( N* S1 Y! f
, G$ a; ~- H) P- X' [ 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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3 ~2 ?+ D/ d' N3 k 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.7 g3 C f6 ?' g% }& z
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'right away' becomes righ(d) da way
! L5 ~3 L! u9 [* t: g: _$ } I'll get your bags right away sir.
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2 L8 x! D8 V0 n3 V9 k4 c5 @5 L 'what if' becomes whad dif, y, r$ L+ U5 j6 d* \' U
What if we go to Paris for vacation?/ t5 _& N2 s! ]6 J. y
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'might I' becomes migh(d) di
" a% y. w" V- j* m Might I suggest a new tie?5 J' E9 q$ B( I2 r2 \* {5 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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