2. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
-ed sounds like -ed sounds like -ed sounds like
/ t/ /d/ /id/
When verbs end When verbs end in : When verbs
in : end in :
p – k – s – ch – sh l – v – n – m – r – b – Verbs ending in
–f–x–h –g–w–y–z :
a – e- i – o - u t-d
(examples?) (examples?) (examples?)
3. Add –ed to the following verbs and put them in the right column
(so column A,B or C):
accept
bake
call
agree
dress
attend
crack
allow
arrest
belong
burn
brush
ask
afford
drop
answer
play
twist
4. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
-ed sounds like -ed sounds like -ed sounds like
/ t/ /d/ /id/
When verbs end in When verbs end in : When verbs end in
p – k – s – ch – sh – f l – v – n – m – r – b – v – g Verbs ending in :
–x–h –w–y–z t-d
a – e- i – o - u
dressed baked accepted
cracked called attended
brushed agreed arrested
asked allowed afforded
dropped belonged twisted
burned
answered
played
5. Read out the dialogue in pairs and indicate whether the pronunciation of past
tense is /t/ /d/ or /id/. Write the phonetic symbol /t/, /d/ or /ed/ representing the
sound of the ed-ending above each past tense verb
Kathy: Tom, have you started your diet? I hope you haven’t gained weight.
Tom: I boiled eggs and sliced celery for lunch.
Kathy: Have you exercised at all?
Tom: I walked 5 miles and jogged in the park.
Kathy: Have you cleaned the house? Calories can be worked off that way.
Tom: I washed and waxed the floors. I even painted the bathroom.
Kathy: Who baked this apple pie? Who cooked this ham?
Tom: When I finished cleaning, I was starved. I prepared this food for dinner.
Kathy: Oh, no! I’ll take this food home so you won’t be tempted .
I really enjoyed being with you. You diet is great!
Tom: What happened? Somehow, I missed out on all the fun.
6. Answersheet. Red = /id/ orange = /d/ and green is /t/.
Kathy: Tom, have you started your diet? I hope you haven’t gained weight.
Tom: I boiled eggs and sliced celery for lunch.
Kathy: Have you exercised at all?
Tom: I walked 5 miles and jogged in the park.
Kathy: Have you cleaned the house? Calories can be worked off that way.
Tom: I washed and waxed the floors. I even painted the bathroom.
Kathy: Who baked this apple pie? Who cooked this ham?
Tom: When I finished cleaning, I was starved. I prepared this food for dinner.
Kathy: Oh, no! I’ll take this food home so you won’t be tempted .
I really enjoyed being with you. You diet is great!
Tom: What happened? Somehow, I missed out on all the fun.
