4. Paco decided to sit in the armchair (pronunciation)

 

Watch this interesting video about Brighton and listen to the song One Thing by Finger Eleven. Say if there are any past endings in /id/ sound throughout the text. Which?

Paco came back to the hotel. He was tired after the visit to Brighton and he decided to sit in the armchair and listen to some music.

He found this video on the Internet.

Ejercicio Resuelto

The following words end in -ed. How do you pronounce this ending correctly?Choose the correct answer depending if the ending is /t/, /d/ or /id/.
1) watched
2) opened
3) counted
4) played
5) arrived
6) rained
7) moved
8) frightened
9) decided
10) washed

Importante

The /id/ ending pronunciation is the only ending that is pronounced with an additional syllable.

There is a rule: if the last sound of a verb is /t/ or /d/, you add an additional syllable /id/.

"want" (one syllable) becomes "wanted" and is pronounced "want/id/" (two syllables)

"need" (one syllable) becomes "needed" and is pronounced "need/id/" (two syllables)

"decide" (two syllables) becomes "decided" and is pronounced "decide/id/" (three syllables)

"dedicate" (three syllables) becomes "dedicated" and is pronounced "dedicate/id/" (four syllables)

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Pregunta

Which past ending sounds correspond to the verbs in bold letter?

 

1) She worked on the weekend because she realized that she needed more money.

Respuestas

/d/, /t/ and /id/

/t/, /d/ and /id/

Retroalimentación

Pregunta

2) I enjoyed a lot when she kissed me.

Respuestas

/d/ and /t/

/d/ and /id/

Retroalimentación

Pregunta

3) He decided that Andrés helped Alex and Francisco called his mother.

Respuestas

/id/, /d/ and /t/

/id/, /t/ and /d/

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Para saber más

How to pronounce -ed in English: very useful explanations.