PRONUNCIATION OF ed FORM OF VERBS 1.

- Pronounce the following pairs of words: repeat repeated add added Notice that we add a separate syllable /Id/ when the simple form of the verb ends in the sounds /d/ or /t/. Pronounce the ed form of the following words: need study add want wait end visit repeat indicate insist count select 2. Pronounce the following pairs of words: live lived serve served Notice that we add /d / because the final sound of the simple form is voiced. Pronounce the ed form of the following words: stay telephone serve smile answer describe comb believe mention remember clean live arrive prefer climb borrow return own prepare change play call listen order learn succeed accept emit waste attend taste precede intend

3.- Pronounce the following pairs of words: miss like missed liked

Notice that we add / t / because the final sound of the simple form is voiceless. Pronounce the ed form of the following words: talk use stop discuss express notice pass excuse close walk work advice practice wash lock

PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES a.-Past Tense pronounced / Id /: We needed help. I wanted to go home. She visited her friends. John studied his lesson. The class waited for the teacher. We repeated the exercises b.- Past Tense pronounced / d /: He arrived very late. Mother served lunch at one. We stayed home all day long. I answered all the questions. He cleaned his shoes. Peter lived in the United States. c.- Past Tense pronounced / t /: They talked in class. We discussed the problem. She passed the exam. I practiced the exercises. We walked to the office. He pronounced the words correctly. Read the following sentences: a.- We listened to him carefully. b.- They arrived late for class. c.- He wanted to finish his work soon. d.- They ordered an expensive dinner. e.- We learned all the new words. f.- She left and closed the door behind her. g.- When he entered, the girl smiled at him. h.- The exercises seemed easy. i.- They walked and talked for an hour. j.- John noticed the man standing at the door. k.- He advised me to go to the dentist. l.- He asked for her telephone number. m.- After leaving the airport, they stopped at the hotel. n.- I didnt know that you needed money. o.- He visited all his friends last week.