Problem 7 ed
- 1. Pronunciation of regular past simple –ed walked worked decided shouted watched started stopped
- 2. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 -ed sounds like -ed sounds like -ed sounds like / t/ /d/ /id/ When verbs end When verbs end in : When verbs in : end in : p – k – s – ch – sh l – v – n – m – r – b – Verbs ending in –f–x–h –g–w–y–z : a – e- i – o - u t-d (examples?) (examples?) (examples?)
- 3. Add –ed to the following verbs and put them in the right column (so column A,B or C): accept bake call agree dress attend crack allow arrest belong burn brush ask afford drop answer play twist
- 4. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 -ed sounds like -ed sounds like -ed sounds like / t/ /d/ /id/ When verbs end in When verbs end in : When verbs end in p – k – s – ch – sh – f l – v – n – m – r – b – v – g Verbs ending in : –x–h –w–y–z t-d a – e- i – o - u dressed baked accepted cracked called attended brushed agreed arrested asked allowed afforded dropped belonged twisted burned answered played
- 5. Read out the dialogue in pairs and indicate whether the pronunciation of past tense is /t/ /d/ or /id/. Write the phonetic symbol /t/, /d/ or /ed/ representing the sound of the ed-ending above each past tense verb Kathy: Tom, have you started your diet? I hope you haven’t gained weight. Tom: I boiled eggs and sliced celery for lunch. Kathy: Have you exercised at all? Tom: I walked 5 miles and jogged in the park. Kathy: Have you cleaned the house? Calories can be worked off that way. Tom: I washed and waxed the floors. I even painted the bathroom. Kathy: Who baked this apple pie? Who cooked this ham? Tom: When I finished cleaning, I was starved. I prepared this food for dinner. Kathy: Oh, no! I’ll take this food home so you won’t be tempted . I really enjoyed being with you. You diet is great! Tom: What happened? Somehow, I missed out on all the fun.
- 6. Answersheet. Red = /id/ orange = /d/ and green is /t/. Kathy: Tom, have you started your diet? I hope you haven’t gained weight. Tom: I boiled eggs and sliced celery for lunch. Kathy: Have you exercised at all? Tom: I walked 5 miles and jogged in the park. Kathy: Have you cleaned the house? Calories can be worked off that way. Tom: I washed and waxed the floors. I even painted the bathroom. Kathy: Who baked this apple pie? Who cooked this ham? Tom: When I finished cleaning, I was starved. I prepared this food for dinner. Kathy: Oh, no! I’ll take this food home so you won’t be tempted . I really enjoyed being with you. You diet is great! Tom: What happened? Somehow, I missed out on all the fun.