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Hello. Welcome to pronunciation practice.
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My name is Sammy
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and I am an American English language student.
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Today we are going to practice pronouncing past tense
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sounds using regular verbs ending in "-ed".
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For regular verbs, we usually add "-ed" to the end of the verb to make it past tense.
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The spelling is easy because you just add "-ed"
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but the pronunciation can be a little tricky.
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Last weekend, I walked to the restaurant.
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When I got there, I glanced through the menu.
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The waiter arrived, and I ordered a steak.
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After dinner, the waiter handed me the bill.
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I left happy because my meal tasted great.
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These verbs all have the past tense "-ed".
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but they are pronounced in three different ways.
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In walked and glanced the "-ed" makes a /t/ sound.
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Walked. Glanced.
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The "-ed" in arrived and ordered ended with a /d/ sound.
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Arrived. Ordered.
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The "-ed" in "handed" and "tasted" ended with an /Id/ sound.
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Handed. Tasted.
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So how do you know which "-ed" pronunciation to use?
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There are three rules to remember.
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First, if the verb ends in a /t/ or /d/ sound, use the /Id/ ending.
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For example, the past tense of verbs "want" and "need"
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becomes "wanted" or "needed".
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If the verb ends in one of the following voiceless sounds,
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such as /p/, /k/, /f/, /s/, /sh/, /ch/, or /th/
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use the /t/ sound for past tense.
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For example we have "helped" and "washed".
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If the verb ends in any vowel or in a voiced sound like
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/l/, /m/, /n/, /j/, /r/, /g/, /b/, /v/, /w/, /z/,
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use the /d/ ending.
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For example, "called", "played".
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Remember how we saw that spelling and sounds don't match up?
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Well look at the following words. "Missed", "sliced", and "fixed".
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The last sound in each verb is spelled differently
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but they all make the /s/ sound.
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That's why they get the /t/ past tense ending.
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Remember to focus on the last sound of a word.
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Both"promised" and "closed" have an "s" before the "-ed" ending.
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However, promised has an "s" sound and closed has a "z" sound.
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That's why promised has a /t/ ending
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and closed has the /d/ ending.
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Now you try.
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What are the American English pronunciations for these past tense verbs?
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Click pause to try the activitiy
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and press play when you are ready to continue.
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I used an umbrella. The ice cream melted.
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He pushed the button. I studied for the test.
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Next time, we'll practice pronouncing long and short vowels.
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This is American English. Thanks for watching!
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