2. Today’s Class
1. Review the rules for pronouncing verbs in the
Simple Past tense.
2. Practice pronouncing verbs in the Simple Past tense.
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3. Simple Past tense
Why are we talking about the pronunciation of
verbs in the Simple Past tense?
Consider these three verbs: talked, waited, and damaged.
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4. Simple Past tense
Why are we talking about the pronunciation of
verbs in the Simple Past tense?
Consider these three verbs: talked, waited, and damaged.
/t/ /id/ /d/
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5. Simple Past tense
How do you know how to pronounce
verbs in the Simple Past tense?
talked, waited, and damaged.
/t/ /id/ /d/
Consider the final sound of the base verb
talk wait damage
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6. Simple Past tense verb endings
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examples
last sound of the base
verb and un/voiced
pronunciation of the
final consonant
wanted and ended
hoped, laughed
kissed, pushed
punched, kicked
saved, damaged
allowed, begged,
pulled
7. Simple Past tense verb endings
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examples
last sound of the base
verb and un/voiced
pronunciation of the
final consonant
wanted and ended /t/ and /d/ /id/
hoped, laughed
kissed, pushed
punched, kicked
these unvoiced sounds:
/p/ /f/
/s/ /sh/
/ch/ /k/
/t/
saved, damaged
allowed, begged,
pulled
all voiced sounds /d/
8. Let’s practice – set a
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example last sound of the base
verb and un/voiced
pronunciation of the
final consonant
learned
biked
greeted
assumed
9. Let’s practice – set a
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example last sound of the base
verb and un/voiced
pronunciation of the
final consonant
learned /n/, voiced d
biked /k/, unvoiced t
greeted /t/ id
assumed /m/, voiced d
10. Let’s practice – set b
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example last sound of the base
verb and un/voiced
pronunciation of the
final consonant
played
hated
baited
worked
11. Let’s practice – set b
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example last sound of the base
verb and un/voiced
pronunciation of the
final consonant
played /y/, voiced d
hated /t/ id
baited /t/ id
worked /k/, unvoiced t
12. Let’s practice – set c
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example last sound of the base
verb and un/voiced
pronunciation of the
final consonant
pushed
avoided
bumped
afforded
13. Let’s practice – set c
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example last sound of the base
verb and un/voiced
pronunciation of the
final consonant
pushed /sh/, unvoiced t
avoided /d/, voiced id
bumped /p/, unvoiced t
afforded /d/, voiced id
14. Let’s practice – set d
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example last sound of the base
verb and un/voiced
pronunciation of the
final consonant
booked
choked
calculated
pulled
15. Let’s practice – set d
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example last sound of the base
verb and un/voiced
pronunciation of the
final consonant
booked /k/, unvoiced t
choked /k/, unvoiced t
calculated /t/ id
pulled /l/, voiced d
16. Are there any words you want to work on together?
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17. Are there any words you want to work on together?
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