Fundamentals Of English Grammar

3. Automobiles have....


4. You... last night.
   5.... sat next to you in class yesterday.
   6.... is from Russia. HelShe speaks Russian.
   7.... is talking to... right now.
   8.... was late for class today.
   Switch roles.
   9.... left class early yesterday.
   10.... hashave six legs.
   1 1.... was singing a song when the teacher walked into the room today.
   12.... wore a black suit to class yesterday.
   13.... islare watching a video right now.


5. You... last weekend.


6. People... in ancient times.
   16.... islare delicious, inexpensive, and good for you.

EXERCISE 5. Pronunclotion of -ED endings. (Chart 2-4)

Directions: Wjite the correct pronunciations and practice saying the words aloud.

1. cooked = cooW t / 6. dropped = drop/ I 11. returned = return1 I

2. served = serve/ d / 7. pulled = pull/ I 12. touched = touch1 /


3. wanted = want/ ad 1 8. pushed = push1 I 13. waved = wave/ /


4. asked = asW 1 9. added = add1 / 14. pointed = point/ /


5. started = start/ / 10. passed = pass1 15. agreed = agree/ I

(a) talked = talWtl Final -ed is pronounced It/ after voiceless sounds.

stopped = stoplti You make a voiceless sound by pushing air through your mouth. No

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hissed = hisslti

watched = wat&tl

washed = wash/t/

(b) called = cawdl

rained = rainla

lived = liveid

robbed = robldl

stayed = stayldl

(c) waited = waitladl

needed = needad

sound comes from your throat.

Examples of voiceless sounds: IW, /p/, Is/, I&, Ishi.

Final -ed is pronounced Id after voiced sounds.

You make a voiced sound fiom your throat. Your voice box vibrates.

Examples of voiced sounds: N, 1111, Ivl, Ibl, and all vowel sounds.

Final -ed is pronounced /ad/ after "t" and "d" sounds. lad adds a

syllable to a word.