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3 SAY IT RIGHT |  Pronunciation of –ed A2

Optimise your pronunciation 2 3.02  Listen again and repeat the words.

• We pronounce the regular –ed ending of the 3 3.03  Underline the past simple verbs
past simple in three different ways: /t/, /d/ and decide if they end in /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/.
or /ɪd/. Then listen and check.
• It is important to practise saying past tense 1 They talked until late in the night.   
endings correctly, and to remember that the
2 She needed a new winter coat.   
/ɪd/ ending only follows regular verbs that end
in the sound /t/ or /d/. 3 Sam baked a cake for her birthday.   
4 We used a new recipe to make the dinner.   
1 3.01  Look at these examples of the past 5 Jenny studied last weekend.   
simple. Find the two words that have the 6 Tom and Ben started a cake business.   
/t/ ending, the two that have the /d/ ending,
and the two that have the /ɪd/ ending. 4 Repeat the sentences in Exercise 3,
Listen and check. pronouncing the -ed endings correctly.
Record yourself if you can.
decided | helped | opened
travelled | wanted | watched

/t/ /d/ /ɪd/



Optimise your pronunciation 2 3.02  Listen again and repeat the words.

• We pronounce the regular –ed ending of the 3 3.03  Underline the past simple verbs
past simple in three different ways: /t/, /d/ and decide if they end in /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/.
or /ɪd/. Then listen and check.
• It is important to practise saying past tense 1 They talked until late in the night.   
endings correctly, and to remember that the
2 She needed a new winter coat.   
/ɪd/ ending only follows regular verbs that end
in the sound /t/ or /d/. 3 Sam baked a cake for her birthday.   
4 We used a new recipe to make the dinner.   
1 3.01  Look at these examples of the past 5 Jenny studied last weekend.   
simple. Find the two words that have the 6 Tom and Ben started a cake business.   
/t/ ending, the two that have the /d/ ending,
and the two that have the /ɪd/ ending. 4 Repeat the sentences in Exercise 3,
Listen and check. pronouncing the -ed endings correctly.
Record yourself if you can.
decided | helped | opened
travelled | wanted | watched

/t/ /d/ /ɪd/

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