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Grammar Rules:

Past Simple.
1- In the verbs end e add- d

agree → agreed
like → liked
escape → escaped
1.5- In the verbs ends in consonant add- ed

start → started
kill → killed
jump → jumped
2- If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is usually doubled before -ed.
(cvc).

stop → stopped
plan → planned
Hug → Hugged
2.5- However do not double consonant if it is a W, X, Y

Bow → bowed
Mix → mixed
play→ played
3- If a verb ends in consonant and -y, you take off the y and add -ied.
try → tried
carry → carried
worry → worrie
Phonetic Rules.
Pronunciation /d/

It is used when the verb ends in a “soft” sound, which makes your vocal
cords vibrate.
Dreamed /d/
Played /d/
Studied /d/
Sounds that go with /d/ pronunciation: vowels, b, th (like d), g, l, m, n, ng,
r, v, z (like in amaze).
Pronunciation /t/
The pronunciation for “aggressive” sounds, in which the vocal cords do
not vibrate and it seems that we expel air from our mouth(voicelees),
sssss, chhhh, ssshhh, ppppp… Put your hand on your throat while making
these sounds. Do you notice any vibrations? Surely not. /t/: p, k, th (like
z), f, s, sh, ch.
Kissed /t/
Walked /t/
Stopped /t/
Pronunciation /id/.
Try pronouncing two /t/ sounds in a row. Make your mouth as if you were
going to pronounce an i but pronounce an e.
started /id/.
Decided /id/.

Pronunce /d/ /t/ /id/.


supervised stopped lifted
carried washed waited
concerned practiced added
played worked needed
learned mixed painted
showed cooked ended
enjoyed walked visited
cleaned kissed Started
followed Liked shouted
copied missed recorded
traveled hoped tasted
stayed skipped existed
continued Looked wanted
moved Laughed invited
hugged helped Rented
tried Relaxed Hated

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