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Difference in pronunciation in
regular verbs in past
Class objectives

Learning objectives:
By the end of the session students will be able to state
the difference in the pronunciation of regular verbs in
simple past by telling their best experiences to a
classmate.
To pronounce properly the ending of regular verbs in
past.
Can you identify regular and
irregular verbs? What’s the
difference between them?
Pronunciation: “ed” endings

There are three different ways of pronouncing these

two letters:

/Id/
/d/
/t/
Pronunciation: “ed” endings

When regular verbs end in the sound /t/ or /d/,

the simple past “ed” is pronounced /id/.
For example:

Start – Started
Invite – Invited
[invait] – [invaitid]
Pronunciation: “ed” endings

When regular verbs end in the sound /t/ or /d/,

the simple past “ed” is pronounced /id/.
For example:

Want – wanted
Need – Needed
Decide – Decided
[disaid] – [disaidid]
 Pronunciation: “ed” endings
Regular verbs that end in voiced sounds have /d/
as the pronunciation of the “ed” ending in the
past simple.

Smile – smiled [smaild]

Turn – turned [turnd]
Love – loved [lovd]
Enjoy – Enjoyed [enyoid]
Pronunciation: “ed” endings

Regular verbs that end in unvoiced sounds will

have /t/ as the pronunciation of the "ed" ending
in the past simple:

Jump – Jumped [yompt]

Kiss – Kissed [kist]
Wash – Washed [washt]
Pronunciation: “ed” endings
/d/ /t/
verbs that end in a verbs that end in an
/Id / voiced sound unvoiced sound
verbs that end in the
l, n, m, r, b, v, g , r,
sounds /t/ or /d/ p, k, s, ch, sh, f, x,
w, z + wowel
h
sounds
Tell me about your experiences!!

 In couples you will tell a classmate about three special days in your life