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English for Tourism & Hospitality (107) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh

3) The Blends

Blends are formed when two or three letters combine to create
a distinct consonant-sound, often at the beginning of a word.
In a blend, the sounds from each original letter are still heard,
they are just blended quickly and smoothly together. The
following are common examples of blends. Add two words to
each example.

 bl: blue and blow, …………………, ……………

 cl: clap and close , …………………, ……………

 fl: fly and flip, …………………, ……………

 gl: glue and glove …………………, ……………

 pl: play and please …………………, ……………

 br: brown and break …………………, ……………

 cr: cry and crust …………………, ……………

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