Pronunciation-Listening Quiz 4: /d/ in past tense verbs
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When you use a past tense verb, saying the
final D sound is important. Your listener
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must hear /d/ to understand that you mean
the past tense. Some irregular verbs need
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that /d/ sound to distinguish between
the base verb and the past tense. After
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a vowel sound or voiced consonant,
the -ed ending sounds like a D /d/.
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Listen carefully. Which of the following
verbs does not have a final D sound?
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paid
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lied
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tried
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played
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called
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open
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arrived
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enjoyed
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cleaned
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"Open" does not belong to this list. Can
you hear the difference? Open. Opened.
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I'll show the list of verbs. Pause
the video and read the verbs aloud.
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