Phonetics
Listening activity
Solved exercise
| INFINITIVE |
PAST TENSE | PRONUNICATION |
| use | used | d |
| study | ||
| stop | ||
| complete |
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| finish |
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| wait |
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| close |
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| start |
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| cook |
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| laugh |
Solved exercise: Pronunciation
Audio
Listen to the following verbs ending in -ed. You will hear three different ways of pronouncing it. Would you be able to place them in these different columns?
listened, looked, started, employed, investigated, stopped, decided, carried, finished
| /t/ |
/d/ |
/Id/ |
Speaking Activity
Speaking activity
As you have seen, there are three different ways of pronouncing the -ed ending. The difference depends on the final sound we pronounce in the infinitive form, if it is voiced (when the vocal cords vibrate) or voiceless (when there is no vibration). You can try this by putting your fingers in your throat when pronouncing a word!
When the final sound is voiced, the -ed ending sounds /d/.
When the final sound is voiceless, the -ed ending sounds /t/.
When the final sound is either /t/ or /d/, then it sounds /Id/.
Decide the -ed pronunciation of these verbs: cooked, played, walked, started, sailed, wanted, accept, worked, cleaned, asked, added, trained, passed, returned, alerted.
| /t/ |
/d/ |
/Id/ |
After you have decided the pronunciation and practiced the words
(remember to use the robot to check and practice), record them on the
forum.
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| By steveyb, C. Commons |