Practice ED verbs in a Sentence | Part 2 of 4

LISTENING PRACTICE 1

1. They would continue until something stopped them.
2. His comments created another problem.
3. I’m not allowed to take you anywhere.
4. He added more wood to the fire.
5. She opened her eyes and looked up to the sky.
6. We walked 5 kilometers before seeing anyone.
7. He’d offered them a deal that couldn’t be refused.
8. I remembered his voice but not his face.
9. He loved her more than anything in the world.
10. I hadn’t considered she didn’t want to live here.
11. Another rider appeared on a black horse.
12. They waited and listened.
13. He served me well for a time.
14. She died of a broken heart.
15. He expected to be rewarded.

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LISTENING PRACTICE 2

You should have stayed with your Mother.
She reached out and touched his cheek.
It might’ve killed you!
He remained silent, looking into her eyes.
They suggested we go out to dinner together.
She raised her eyebrows at him.
The year passed, and almost nothing changed.
Our relationship required few words.
I reported his license plate number to the police.
We decided to see a movie.

speaking practice 2

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All about ED Verbs and Proper Pronunciation

This series helps you to learn and properly pronounce regular verbs in the past tense. The entire lesson series covers the top 100 English regular verbs over 4 separate lessons. Revisit lesson 1 if you need to.

On this page is the second set, covering numbers 26 through 50.

Regular verbs in English are much easier to conjugate and memorize the different tenses. However, pronouncing regular past tense verbs that end in ed is hard for a lot of English speakers. One reason for this is that there are 3 different ways to pronounce the ending, -ed.

This makes it difficult to know just how to pronounce that -ed ending, especially when we are trying to read fast or under pressure. Another reason why pronouncing regular past tense verbs ending in ed is hard is because the pronunciation of the -ed ending varies depending on the last consonant sound in the word.

Why ED Verbs are challenging

1. English speakers find pronouncing regular past tense verbs ending in ed hard because the final -ed has three different variations.

2. The first way to pronounce “ed” is as a separate syllable, like in the word “bed.” However, many students mistakenly add an “ed” syllable to the end of the word when it’s not needed.

The first way to pronounce “ed” is as a separate syllable, like in the word “bed.”

3. Some verbs require the end of the word to sound like it ends in -t instead of -ed.

4. Some verbs require the end of the word to sound like it ends in -d instead of -ed.

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