slap
verbTo hit someone or something quickly with your open hand or with something flat.
nounA quick hit with an open hand or something flat.
nounA sharp sound made when something hits something else.
verbTo put or throw something down carelessly.
verbTo hit against something with force.
adjectiveVery good or excellent.
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: SL Blend
S and L blend together — you hear both sounds! Like in 'slow' and 'sleep'.
The blend SL combines /s/ and /l/ spoken quickly together.
Examples
Phonics Rule: Short A
The letter A makes a short sound, like in 'cat' and 'bat'.
When the letter A appears in a closed syllable (a syllable that ends with a consonant), it usually makes the short A sound /æ/. This is one of the first vowel sounds students learn.
Tip
A says /æ/ like a cat that sat on a mat.
Examples
Phonics Rule: Letter P
The letter P makes the /p/ sound, like in 'pan', 'pig', and 'pot'. Both lips press together then pop open.
P is a voiceless bilabial stop — both lips press together and release with a puff of air but no voice. It pairs with B (which is the voiced version of the same mouth position).
Tip
P pops open — press your lips and let it POP!
Examples
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