A.
Cross
out the <e> in the <ed> ending whenever it is not pronounced
1.
Blinked =
Blink
2.
Improved =
Improve
3.
Pointed =
Point
4.
Opened =
Open
5.
Attached =
Attach
6.
Allowed =
Allow
7.
Avoided =
Avoid
8.
Charged =
Charge
9.
Omitted =
Omitt
10. Handicapped = Handicap
11. Discovered = discover
12. Delighted = Delight
B.
Adiding
a Syllable. Answer the following questions using the past tense of the verb
followed by to and another verb. Do not release the /t/ or/ d/ before to, but
say the sequence /tt/ or /dt/ together (need to / needed to/)
1.
When did he need to come? He needed to
come yesterday
2.
What did she want to do? She wanted to
her homework
3.
Where did they decide to go? They
decided to go to
4.
What did she start to do? She started to
work
5.
When did he expect to be there? He
expected to he there on Monday
6.
When did they intend to arrive? They
intended to arrived tomorrow
7.
When did you start to learn English? I
started to learn English two year ago
8.
Why did you want to come to the United
States? I wanted to come the United States because I wanna go to Universal
Studio
9.
When did you decide to come here? I
decided to come on 06 P.M
10. When
did you need to apply for a visa? I needed to apply a visa when I wanna go to
London
11. What
did you hate to do when you were a child? I hated to do drool when a child
C.
Adding
a Syllable. Answer the following questions using the past tense of the verb.
Don’t drop medial /t/: started doesn’t sound the same as starred.
1.
When did you start looking for an
apartment? I started looking for an apartment last month
2.
What did youradvisor suggest doing? My
advisor suggested doing something right
3.
What did you end up telling your
advisor? I ended up telling my advisor that im agree
4.
How did your roommate first treat you?
My roommate first treated me because she was there
5.
Who did you visit over the weekend? I
visisted my grandfather over the weekend
6.
How did your mother sound over the
phone? My mother sounded smooth over the phone
7.
How many times did your teacher repeat
the instructions? My teacher repeated the instructions twice
8.
Who did the teacher point at? The
teacher pointed at the end
9.
What did you avoid doing over the
weekend? I avoided doing sleep all the day over the weekend
10. How
long did you attend high school? I attended high school for three years.
D.
Change
the following verba to the past tense. Write /id/ (extra syllable), /t/, or /d/
to show how to pronounce the past tense <ed> ending. (Optional: Put each
word in a short sentence).
1.
Open =
Opened /t/
2.
Refuse =
Refused /d/
3.
Attend =
Attended /ed/
4.
Climb =
Climbed /d/
5.
Persuade =
persuaded /ed/
6.
Prefer =
Prefered /ed/
7.
Hurry =
Hurried /t/
8.
Charge =
Charged /ed/
9.
Arrive =
Arrived /t/
10. Last = Lasted /ed/
11. Correct = Corrected /ed/
12. Relax = Relaxed /t/
13. Hope = Hoped /d/
14. Enjoy = Enjoyed
15. Relate = Related /d/
16. Remember = Remembered /t/
17. Control = Controled /d/
18. As = As
19. Pretend = Pretended /ed/
20. Die = Died /d/
21. Shout = Shouted /ed/
22. Watch = Watched /t/
23. Explain = Expalined /t/
24. Sew = Sewed /t/
25. Slip = Sliped /t/
26. Exchange = Exchanged /t/
27. Remind = Reminded /ed/
28. Hug = Hugged /ed/
