miércoles, 22 de febrero de 2012

Past tense pronounciation



1. Use /t/ after unvoiced final sounds
f, k, p, s, t
ß (ch), ß (sh), (th)

2. Use /d/ after voiced final sounds

b, g,
Ω(j), l, m, n, ˜, r, (th), v, z, + vowels

3. Use /

final /d/ and /t/ .
\d/ after

look - looked (t) push - pushed (t)

ask - asked (t) watch - watched (t)
help - helped(t) dress - dressed (t)

sob - sobbed (d) roam - roamed (d)

believe - believed (d) judge - judged (d)
fill - filled (d) enjoy - enjoyed (d)

**/
\d/ adds an extra syllable
need - needed (
wait – waited (
\d) \d)


A. Say the past tense form of these regular verbs. Pay attention to your pronunciation.


1.watch 
2.dress
3.ask
4.wash
5.seat
6.answer
7.test
8.cross
9.dance
10.fix
11.lie
12.correct
13.mix
14.invent
15.consider
16.talk
17.bathe
18.crash
19.miss
20.pull
21.burn
22.zip
23.sigh
24.enjoy
25.try
26.check
27.push
28.complain
29.decide
30.allow
31.damage
32.please
33.greet
34.pass
35.drill
36.explore
37.flood
38.mow
39.exercise
40.hope
41.pray
42.melt
43.increase
44.follow
45.touch
46.tax
47.brush
48.cash
49.want
50.judge
51.kneel
52.hum
53.open
54.reply
55.discover
56.invite
57.care
58.save
59.report
60.stop
61.concentrate
62.rent
63.stay
64.treat
65.realize
66.retire
67.cough
68.reach
69.study
70.permit
71.pretend
72.kidnap
73.listen
74.produce
75.love
76.remind
77.share
78.supply
79.snore
80.work  

B. Choose 10 verbs and make a sentence for each one. Pronounce each verb correctly.

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