Introduction
The ‘ed’ endings of regular past tense verbs can be pronounced in three different ways:
- /t/ Example: ‘helped‘
- /d/ Example: ‘played’
- /id/ Example: ‘visited’
1) How should the following verbs be pronounced?
needed
tried
booked
shopped
wanted
picked
stayed
travelled
planned
relaxed
walked
hoped
intended
looked
decided
loved
enjoyed
Check your answers below:
| /t/ | /d/ | /id/ |
| helped booked shopped picked walked hoped looked relaxed | played tried stayed travelled planned loved enjoyed | visited needed wanted intended decided |
Listen and Repeat
Listen to me pronouncing the verbs above. Repeat each one after me.