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I know you hate rules, yet, those you have provided have been such great help to me. I have practised a lot and got much better in the pronunciation of plurals. Consequently, Im asking for more. The issue is similar. Could you kindly instruct me how to pronounce the past form of regular verbs? When do we say /-t/ and /-d/ at the end of the verbs? Are the rules similar to the above about plurals? I promise this will be the last one about pronunciation for long. Good day to you and all good people. Waawe |
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| Rules of pronunciation for regular verbs: 1. Use a T sound to pronounce the past tense when a word ends in one of these (unvoiced) sounds: P, F, K, S, SH, TH, CH. Examples: talk--talked(T), wish--wished(T), watch--watched(T), kiss--kissed(T); push--pushed(T) 2. Use the D sound to pronounce the past tense when a word ends in one of these (voiced) sounds: B, M, N, J, L, NG, G, R, V, THH, Z and all vowel sounds. Examples: rob--robbed(D), fill--filled(D), agree--agreed(D), mow -- mowed(D), hedge--hedged(D), dim--dimmed(D). 3. Use the syllable I D sound to pronounce the past tense of a word that ends with a T or D sound. Examples: need--needed(ID), want--wanted(ID) |
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