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EXERCISES
A.
Cross
out the <e> in the <ed> ending whenever it is not pronounced.
1. blinked = blink 7. avoided = avoid
2. improved = improve 8. charged = charged
3. pointed = point 9. omitted = omit
4. opened = open 10. handicapped = handicap
5. attached = attach 11. discovered =
discovered
6. allowed = allow 12.
delighted = delight
B.
Adding a Syllable. Answer the following
questions using the past tense ofthe verb followed by to and another verb. Do not release the /t/ or /d/ before to, buy 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 home
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 arrive tomorrow
7. When
did you star 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 Paris
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 apartement yesterday
2. What
did you advisor suggest doing?
My advistor suggested doing to buy an
apartement
3. What
did you end up telling you advisor?
I ended up telling my advisor that I’m
agree
4. How
did your roommate first theat you?
My rommate first treated me very nice
5. Who
did you visit over the weekend?
I visited my grand mother over the
weekend
6. How
did your mother sound over the phone?
My mother sounded very well over the
phone
7. How
many times did your teacher repeat the instructions?
My teacher repeated twice the
instruction
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
F.
Change
the following verbs to the past tense. Write/id(extra syllable), /t/, or /d/ to
show how to pronounce the past tense <ed> ending (Optimal: Put each word
in a short sentence)
- Opened : Opened /t/ 15.
Relate : Related /d/
- Refused : Refused /d/ 16.
Remember : Remembered /t/
- Attend : Attended /ed/ 17.
Control : Controlled /d/
- Climb : Climbed /d/ 18. As : As
- Persuade : Persuaded /ed/ 19. Pretend : Pretended /ed/
- Prefer : Prefered /ed/ 20. Die : Died /d/
- Hurry : Hurried /t/ 21. Shout : Shouted /ed/
- Charge : Charged /ed/ 22. Watch : Watched /t/
- Arrive : Arrived /t/ 23. Explain : Explained /t/
- Last : Lasted /ed/ 24. Sew : Sewed /t/
- Correct : Corrected /ed/ 25. Slip : Slipt /t/
- Relax : Relaxed /t/ 26. Exchange : Exchanged /t/
- Hope : Hoped /d/ 27. Remind : Reminded /ed/
- Enjoy : Enjoyed /ed/ 28. Hug : Hugged /ed/