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5 ?& x# Y' o1 R- @" ]% kThe Flap
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& x; h9 H, x8 G G; X 1. A flap occurs when a 't' comes between two vowels. The pronunciation of the 't' in these incidences sounds
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T: r5 R5 C% C2 M7 U 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.1 z* ?! L! I0 {
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9 t* f" L0 _/ j' V+ }# x water becomes wader# D. n# } }5 I* l Z' C, B
Do you need some water?
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letter becomes ledder3 ~: w4 I' e" D) N/ G, d9 n1 V
The letter was in the mailbox.
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bottle becomes boddle2 O% `8 A4 V' ]5 j8 T" F# e
The bottle broke when it hit the floor. 8 X0 ?; V4 L3 ?! x# H1 X: N) {+ u' ?
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butter becomes budder
! W, p+ Z" Z. x, O The butter melted in the sun. ( c" X! [4 F% V- l! a P
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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 is1 q7 ], A% Z7 y5 H k4 P
said very quickly. In the normal pronunciation of the d sound the tip of the tongue is placed on the tooth
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quickly.
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3 H9 f4 P/ Y4 I5 F 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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& j) N$ k* `! R+ \ medical She is a medical student.
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; ?- {$ G2 y5 S- J6 H3 pThe sediment on the river bottom is course sand.( D* Q+ \4 Y+ U2 B' W" h
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cadence 2 Y$ c- H+ K1 x; h; B+ L) q
Drums keep the cadence in a marching band.. r- ^* ?1 a$ ]) H$ O
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cider This apple cider is great.
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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( F- y2 R3 X- {" e% W
next. (see section on linking)
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! f9 P, w9 ?( N4 b" O* G 'right away' becomes righ(d) da way
/ o' {& F% f { K I'll get your bags right away sir.
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'what if' becomes whad dif5 e8 @0 K0 R' P/ N
What if we go to Paris for vacation?+ f; a1 q+ ] n8 K0 P. L
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- E, a% @* q4 x, ~ 'might I' becomes migh(d) di
% O/ b- K4 m& o5 w0 u Might I suggest a new tie?* 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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