Exercise 5

Practice blending verb endings with reduced pronouns. Listen to and repeat the sentences below, or take turns with a partner.

Examples:
1. confused͜ him -- (confused-dəm) not confused / him

2. approached͜ her -- (approached-tər) not approached / her

1. blame-dəm
2. check-dəm
3. drop-tər
4. hand-zəm
5. keep-sər
6. look-təm
7. call-dər
8. interview-dəm
9. ask-tər
10. pay-zəm

1. I blamed͜ him for the accident.
2. I checked͜ them out of the library.
3. I dropped͜ her off at eight.
4. She always hands them in on time.
5. Her new job keeps her busy.
6. He looked him in the eye.
7. Her roommate called her to the phone.
8. I interviewed him for a job.
9. He asked her for change.
10. The company pays them twice a month.