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THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE PAST -ED

THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE PAST -ED. HELPED OPENED INVITED. IMPORTANT !!!!. There are 3 possible ways of pronouncing the past – ed , but you never say / ed / INVITED /Id/ HELPED /t/ OPENED /d/. YOU PRONOUNCE / Id /….

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THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE PAST -ED

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  1. THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE PAST -ED HELPED OPENED INVITED

  2. IMPORTANT!!!! • There are 3 possibleways of pronouncingthepast –ed, butyouneversay /ed/ • INVITED /Id/ • HELPED /t/ • OPENED /d/

  3. YOU PRONOUNCE / Id /… • Whentheinfinitiveends in thesounds/ d / or / t /, forexample: • INVITE – INVITED /ɪn'vaɪtɪd/ • DECIDE – DECIDED /dɪ'saɪdɪd/ • START – STARTED /'stɑ:tɪd/ • WAIT – WAITED /'weɪtɪd/ • VISIT – VISITED /'vɪzɪtɪd/

  4. YOU PRONOUNCE / t / … • Whentheinfinitiveends in a voicelesssound (the vocal cords do notvibrate and thereis no voice): • / θ / • / k / look – looked/'lʊkt/ • / s / miss – missed/'mɪst/ • / p / stop – stopped/'stɒpt/ • / f / cough – coughed/'kɒft/ • / ʃ / wash – washed/'wɒʃt/ • / tʃ / watch – watched/'wɒtʃt/

  5. Clue to knowthevoicelesssounds of English: • “A thickspy” • / θ / • / k / • / s / • / p / • “ A fish in church” • / f / • / ʃ / • / tʃ /

  6. YOU PRONOUNCE / d /… • Whentheinfinitiveends in a voicedsound (the vocal cordsvibratewhenthe air comes fromthelungs and creates “voice”). • Thevoicedsounds of English are: • Allvowelsounds. • Alltheconsonantsoundswhich are notvoiceless. • Forexample: • LISTEN – LISTENED /'lɪsənd/ • LIVE – LIVED /'lɪvd/ • STAY – STAYED /'steɪd/

  7. EXCEPTIONS: • Noticethat / t / isvoiceless and / d / isvoiced, butwhen a regular verbends in /d / or / t / theendingispronounced / Id /. • WANT – WANTED /'wɒntɪd/ • LAND – LANDED /'lændɪd/

  8. Yourturnnow … Regular Past Tense Verb Pronunciation Practice: • Read the following dialogue and write the phonetic symbol representing the sound of the –ed ending for each past tense verb. • Check your answers. • Then, practisethe dialogue aloud with a partner. • Be sure to carefully pronounce all past tense endings!

  9. Practice: Kathy: Tom, have you started your diet? I hope you haven’t gained weight. Tom: I boiled some eggs and sliced celery for lunch. Kathy: Have you exercised at all? Tom: I walked 5 miles and jogged in the park. Kathy: Have you cleaned the house? Calories can be worked off that way. Tom: I washed and waxed the floors. I even painted the bathroom. Kathy: Who baked this apple pie? Who cooked this ham? Tom: When I finished cleaning, I was starved. I prepared this food for dinner. Kathy: Oh, no! I’ll take this food home so you won’t be tempted . I really enjoyed being with you. You diet is great! Tom: What happened? Somehow, I missed out on all the fun!!! .

  10. GOOD LUCK WITH IT!!!!

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