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    Pronunciation Rules Regular Past Tense

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    The document discusses regular past tense verb formation in English. It states that most regular verbs are made past tense by adding "ed" to the base form, with some spelling rules applying. It also notes that the pronunciation of the "ed" ending can be /ed, id/, /t/, or /d/ depending on the final sound of the base form verb. Examples of verbs are provided to illustrate the different past tense formations and pronunciations.

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    Pronunciation Rules Regular Past Tense

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    The document discusses regular past tense verb formation in English. It states that most regular verbs are made past tense by adding "ed" to the base form, with some spelling rules applying. It also notes that the pronunciation of the "ed" ending can be /ed, id/, /t/, or /d/ depending on the final sound of the base form verb. Examples of verbs are provided to illustrate the different past tense formations and pronunciations.

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    The document discusses regular past tense verb formation in English. It states that most regular verbs are made past tense by adding "ed" to the base form, with some spelling rules applying. It also notes that the pronunciation of the "ed" ending can be /ed, id/, /t/, or /d/ depending on the final sound of the base form verb. Examples of verbs are provided to illustrate the different past tense formations and pronunciations.

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    Pronunciation Rules Regular Past Tense

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    The document discusses regular past tense verb formation in English. It states that most regular verbs are made past tense by adding "ed" to the base form, with some spelling rules applying. It also notes that the pronunciation of the "ed" ending can be /ed, id/, /t/, or /d/ depending on the final sound of the base form verb. Examples of verbs are provided to illustrate the different past tense formations and pronunciations.

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    REGULAR PAST TENSE

    All regular verbs in English form their past tense by adding “ed” to the base form. You should
    observe these SPELLING RULES: a) If the verb ends in “e” only add “d” (change- changed,
    chase-chased) b) If the verb ends in “y” preceded by a consonant, the “y” is changed to “i”
    before adding “ed” (study-studied, cry-cried); c) Verbs of one syllable ending in one consonant
    preceded by one vowel, double the final consonant before adding “ed” (planned, jog jogged);
    when the verbs have more than one syllable and end in one consonant preceded by a vowel,
    you have to check where THE STRESS falls, if it falls on the last vowel, you double the last
    consonant (refer-referred, prefer-preferred) if the stress falls on another vowel, you do not
    double the last consonant (listen-listened, order-ordered)

    THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE “ED” HAS THREE DIFFERENT SOUNDS:

    1. When in the base form a verb ends in SOUNDS / t / or / d /, the ED sounds like /ed, id/

    Accept accepted need needed


    Complete completed end ended

    2. When in the base form a verb ends in SOUNDS / s, sh, ch, x, f, p, k /, the ED sounds like
    /t/

    Dance danced cough coughed


    Finish finished stop stopped
    Watch watched work worked
    Fix fixed

    3. When in the base form a verb ends in sounds /n, r, v, a vowel sound, etc* / the ED
    sounds
    like / d /

    Clean cleaned love loved


    Answer answered hurry hurried
    EXERCISE:

    WRITE THESE VERBS IN THE CORRESPONDING COLUMN ACCORDING TO THEIR


    PRONUNCIATION IN PAST TENSE.

    Date expect paint plant point


    Ask cook dress erase rent
    Travel show remember play plan
    Order wash walk waste want
    Open live push laugh wait
    Jump help listen learn arrive
    Close add agree bake bark
    Believe brush burn call chase
    Celebrate climb copy count crash
    Cry cross decide decorate die
    Discuss drop earn expect explain
    Faint invent kiss knock land
    Like mail need order phone
    Pull repeat start talk test
    Wait study practice graduate enter

    / ed – id / /t/ /d/
    Dated asked traveled

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