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“When there is a will,
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 What Will You Learn Today
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The final ed Definition, synonyms, antonyms
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 1 Say it Right

Pronunciation of final “-ed”

Simple past tense
the final –ed has three different
pronounciations: /t/, /d/, and /ed/ 
• Look → looked  
• Clap → clapped
• Miss → missed
• Watch → watched  
• Finish → finished
Final – ed is pronounced /t/ after all voiceless sounds. Voiceless
sounds are made by pushing air through your mouth; no sound
comes from your throat. Examples of voiceless sounds: F, H, K, P, ,
S, SH, CH, T, and Th (as in "thing").
• Smell → smelled
• Save → saved
• Clean → cleaned  
• Rob → robbed
• Play → played
Final –ed is pronounced /d/ after voiced sounds. Voiced sounds come
from your throat. Touch your neck when you make a voiced sound, you
can feel your voice box vibrate. Examples of voiced sounds: L, N, R, G,
V, Z, B, M and all vowel sounds.
 Practice : https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-
english-2/exercise-english-2578.php

• Decide → decided  
• Need → needed
• Want → wanted
• Invite → invited

Final –ed is pronounced /ed/ after “T”, and “D” sounds.

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o Each word comes with its definition, synonym,

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 Word of the Day
Bargain –N- Example
Everyone was
Synonyms
01 03 satisfied with the
Deal, contract bargain we made.

Antonyms Extra information

Disagreement, 02 04 Bargain  (n)
misunderstanding
To bargain  (v)
 STAY VOCAFIT TIPS

Before going to bed, open list, read silently, read aloud, then sleep.

Use commute/ shower/ cooking/ sports time to jog your memory.

Quiz yourself or get someone to do it for you once in a week.

Use it before you lose it.

 Gram it
How many parts of speech are there in English!
There are 9 parts of speech
 Adjectives
1. What is an adjective?
An adjective tells us something about a person or a thing.

2. What do adjectives modify?

Adjectives can modify nouns or pronouns.

person thing
Mandy is a careful girl. This is a nice car.
Mandy is careful. The car is nice.
She is careful. It is nice.
 3. Where do adjectives go?

An adjective can be put before the noun.

person thing
Mandy is a careful girl. This is a nice car.

An adjective can be put after the verb to be (is).

person thing
The girl is careful. This car is nice.
 Adjectives can go after the following verbs:
Appear Become
Feel Get
Go keep

When we speak about what

something looks like, smells, sounds and tastes – we use the adjective.

I feel great.
She looks good.
It seems impossible.
The steak smells fantastic.
4. Can adjectives be used without nouns?

Yes, adjectives can be used without nouns. Mind the definite article the:

the rich = rich people

Here is an example from the fairy tale Cinderella:

“The good must be put in the dish, the bad you may eat if you wish.”

Here is another example with nationalities in the plural:

The Scottish live in the North of the United Kingdom.
5. Can two or more adjectives be used together?

Yes, if you use more adjectives you can put them in front of
the noun:
a fat old cat

or you can put them after the verb (e.g. to be). In this
case and is placed between the last two adjectives.
It was cold, wet and windy.
6. Adjectives, ending in -ing and –ed
There are adjectives ending in -ing and -ed. Here are some examples:

A/ Here the adjective is put before the noun:

Ing = Attitude
Yesterday I read an amusing story in a magazine. Ed = Feeling
We watched the group of excited people.

B/ Here the adjective is put after the verb:

I was not amused by the discussion.

Children get bored very quickly.
Practice :

https://
www.perfect-english-grammar.com/participle-adjective
s-exercise-1.html

https://
agendaweb.org/grammar/adjectives-intermediate-2.ht
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How to make offers in English?
It is common that English speakers make
offers in conversations in order to be polite and
helpful. When they do so they use these
expressions:
Can I… ?
Shall I… ?
Would you like … ?
How about ...?
Examples:

"Can I help you?"

"Shall I open the window for you?"
"Would you like another cup of coffee?"
"Would you like me to clean the board?"
"How about a juice? "
 Examples:

Responding to offers
These English dialogues show you ways to accept or reject offers made to you.

“Can I help you?”

“Yes please. I’d like to know what time the train leaves.”

“Can I help you?”

“No thanks, I’m just looking.” (In a shop.)

“Shall I open the window for you?”

“Yes please. That would be very kind of you.”

“Would you like another coffee?”

“No thanks.” Or, “No thank you.”
 Examples:

“Would you like another coffee?”

“Yes please, that would be lovely.” Or, “Yes please, I’d love one.”

“Would you like me to answer the phone?”

“If you wouldn’t mind.” Or, “If you could.”
(Don’t answer “Yes, I would”, as this sounds like you expect someone to do it for you.)

“I’ll do the photocopying, if you like.”

“It’s OK, I can do it.” Or, “Don’t worry, I’ll do it.

“Or, “Thank you, that would be great.”

Remember:

Shall, can and will are followed by the verb without to.

Example:
"Can I help you?"
"Shall I bring you the mobile phone?

Shall is more formal than can.

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