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1
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- At the end of this lesson you should be able to understand the rules of
Simple Past Tense Pronunciation.
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2
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- Although all simple past tense verbs end with an –ed, they can have
three different pronunciations.
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3
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- Each of these pronunciations is decided by the sound (not the letter)
that comes before the -ed.
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4
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- /Id/ is the sound that the "ed" makes in the words bed, credit,
and medicine.
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5
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- /d/ is the common sound for the letter “d”. We hear it in the words door, dog, and
doctor.
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6
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- /t/ is the common sound of the letter “t”. We hear it in the words talk, take,
and not.
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7
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8
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Notes
