PRONUNCIATION TASK

 PRONUNCIATION TASK:

When –ed is part of the past tense form of a regular verb, it can be pronounced as /id/, /t/ or /d/. It depends on the final sound of the verb in its infinitive form.

Examples:

        /id/ - start – started                 /t/ -  work – worked               /d/ - stay – stayed

 

a)    Listen to the following verbs in their simple past form and drag them into the correct column according to the pronunciation of the -ed ending. 

 

VERB	/id/	/t/	/d/
lived
played
asked
worked
lived
supposed
said
copied
watched
finished
started
helped
listened
travelled
looked
cried

 

b)    Separate into groups of 4, at least two meters apart. One member of the group will be in charge of relaying the teacher's message (a sentence), two will be the relayers, and the final student will be the transcriber who will return the message to the teacher to check for accuracy. After each phrase, the order will be rotated. 

 

VERB	Sentence	Y/N
lived	Last year, I lived with my father in Colorado
played	We played basketball last Saturday
asked	She asked me, if I threw out the garbage
worked	They worked as engineers during the last two years
cried	Last night, I cried myself to sleep after watching a sad movie
supposed	I was supposed to call her yesterday
said	She said that she would be there at 6 pm
copied	I copied the information from the whiteboard into my notebook
watched	Last night, we watched a movie together as a family
finished	I finally finished reading that book I started last month
started	She started her new job last week
helped	He helped his neighbor carry her groceries up the stairs
listened	I listened to my favorite podcast this morning
travelled	They travelled to Europe last summer
looked	She looked out the window and saw that it was raining
walked	I walked to the store to buy some groceries