This document discusses techniques for blending words together when speaking to aid in fluency. It provides examples of blending the last sound of one word with the first sound of the next word. It also outlines several guidelines for blending, including linking personal pronouns to preceding verbs, linking prepositions used in measurements to preceding words, linking the definite article "the" to a following word beginning with a vowel, reducing "and" to [n] in certain phrases, and reducing "or" to [ə] or [∂] in other phrases. Blending helps speech sound more natural and connected.

1. BLENDING AND INTONATION
Prepared by : Josie Balunan

2. BLENDING
-the process of forming a word by combining
parts of words.
Example:
The evening is almost over.

4. AS A MECHANICAL AID TO BLENDING DURING
DRILL WORK,THE STUDENT MAY CONSIDER
THE LAST SOUND OF THE FIRST WORD PART
OF THE SECOND WORD, THUS:
Example:
Many people are affected. – Many people lare affected.
By the new ordinance. - By the wordinance.
My uncle arrives at eight.- My yuncle larrives sat teight.

7. SOME GUIDES TO BLENDING
1.Personal pronouns it , he , him ,her , them are
generally linked to preceding verbs in rapid speech ,
and except for it ,undergo sound reduction.
Example:
Is it [ IzIt ] does he [d𝜕𝑧𝐼]
Tell him [ t∈Lim ] show her [ʃoặ]
give them [ gIv𝜕m ] did it [ dIdIt ]

8. 2.A PREPOSITION USED IN A CONTEXT OF
MEASUREMENT IS LINKED WITH THE
PRECEDING WORD.
Glass of water [glæ𝑠𝜕𝑣𝑤Ͻ𝑡𝜕]
Cup of tea kɅp𝜕𝑣𝑡𝑖]
Pound of flesh [paUnd𝜕𝑣𝑓𝑙ᶓᶴ]
Ton of sugar [tɅ𝑛𝜕𝑣ᶴug𝜕]
Pint of ice cream [paḬnt𝜕vaIskrim]
Kilo of rice [kIlo𝜕vraIs]

9. 3.THE DEFINITE ARTICLE THE IS LINKED
WITH THE WORD THAT FOLLOWS IF IT
BEGINS WITH A VOWEL.
 The apple [ᶞIæpl ]
 The earth [ᶞIзᶿ ]
 The insect [ ᶞInsзkt ]
 The oracle [ᶞIɔr𝜕kl ]
 The entity [ᶞIℇntI ]

10. 4.”AND” IS REDUCED TO [N] IN THE FOLLOWING
PHRASES:
Rice and fish Hot and cold
Come and go Touch and go
Bread and butter cream and sugar
Boys and girls fast and loose
Men and women

11. 5.”OR” IS REDUCED TO [ 𝜕 ] OR IN THESE
PHRASES:
Do or die blue or green
Tea or coffee drunk or sober
One or two
Swim or sink