The Pronunciation of Regular Verbs in the Past Exercise - answers

/d/
/t/
/id/
1 allowed
2

cried
3 damaged
4 encouraged
5 jailed
6 killed
7 loved
8 shaved
9 welcomed
10 yawned
1 asked
2 cracked
3 guessed
4 missed
5 mixed
6 relaxed
7 slipped
8 stopped
9 washed
10 watched
1 decided
2 ended
3 flooded
4 included
5 landed
6 pasted
7 repeated
8 lasted
9 visited
10 wasted

2 Complete the rules for pronunciation of regular verbs in the past.

i. The -ed ending for verbs whose infinitive ends in a vowel sound or voiced consonant (e.g. the letter M) is pronounced /d/.

ii. The -ed ending for verbs whose infinitive form ends in an unvoiced consonant (e.g. P or F), is pronounced /t/.

iii. The -ed ending for verbs whose infinitive ends in the letters d and t is pronounced /id/.

 

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