To form the 

past simple and past participle of regular verbs we

add –ed:
play ➞ played
work ➞ worked
start ➞ started

There are three different ways to pronounce the –ed ending:

sound example pronunciation

/t/ worked ‘t’ sound

/d/ played ‘d’ sound

/id/ started ‘id’ sound

1. Some regular verbs with the –ed ending pronounced /t/

Instructions: when the last sound before -ed is voiceless (which

means you won’t feel your vocal cords vibrate), the -ed sound is /t/.
Examples in the column below:

pronunciation
verb past tense  /t/

work Worked (kt) worked

cook cooked cooked

walk walked walked

kiss Kissed (st) kissed

like I liked it liked

stop Stopped (pt) stopped

look looked looked

drop dropped dropped

 2. Some regular verbs with the –ed ending pronounced /d/

INSTRUCTIONS: when the last sound before -ed is voiced (which

means you will feel your vocal cords vibrate), the
-ed sound is /d/. Examples in the column below:

pronunciation
verb past tense /d/

play played played

show showed showed

close closed closed

open opened opened

enjoy enjoyed enjoyed

love loved loved

try tried tried

rain rained rained

learn learned learned

clean cleaned cleaned

 3. Some regular verbs with the –ed ending pronounced /id/

INSTRUCTIONS: when the last sound before -ed is /t/ or /d/ the -ed
sound is /id/. Examples in the column below:
ADD AN EXTRA SYLLABLE
pronunciation
verb past tense /id/

wait waited waited

want wanted wanted

need needed needed

decide Decided (FLAP) decided

hate hated hated

taste tasted tasted

end ended ended

 Explanation
Homonyms: Words that have the same spelling and same
pronunciation, but different meanings.

          Directions: Choose (a) or (b)

Example:  I hope you are not lying _(a)_  to me.       (a) telling a

lie

                    My books are lying _(b)_ on the table.     (b) being in a

horizontal position

Homographs: Words that have the same spelling, but

different pronunciations and meanings.

         Directions:  Choose (a) or (b)

Example:  The wind _(a)_ is blowing hard.               (a) moving

air  (rhymes with pinned)

                    I have to wind _(b)_ my clock.                 (b) turn the

stem (rhymes with find)

Homophones: Words that have the same pronunciation,

but different spelling and different meanings.

        Directions: Choose the correct word

Example:  Please try not to (waste, waist) paper. 

ACTIVITY: Look for the meanings of the following words.

Patient: 1. The person that waits. 2. The sick person at a hospital.
Bark: 1. Sound of the dog. 2. First layer of the earth.
Fit: 1. Person who wants to be healthy. 2. Adjust something.
Log: 1. Start/register session on something. 2. An object from trees that
we cut.
China: 1. Country. 2. Thing that we use to eat.
Saw: 1. Past tense of see. 2. An object to cut something. Thick
Bolt: 1.
Pen: 1. We use it to write.
Tire:
Bug: