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Please choose the correct verb form in the parentheses.
My answers are (changed) and (has stayed). Am I right? Thank you.
Both spelling and pronunciation change. In general, the spelling of words changes more slowly than their pronunciation. As a result, the oral and written forms of some words are quite different from each other. The word “knock” has a silent K. Today, people do not pronounce the K in this word but years ago they did. While the spelling of this word did not change, the pronunciation did. The words “meat” and “meet” are spelled differently but they are pronounced the same. In the past, they were pronounced differently, too. In a few cases, the spelling of a word (has changed / changed) while its pronunciation (has stayed / stayed) the same.
source: An English study book published in South Korea
ISBN: 89-85456-93-8
My answers are (changed) and (has stayed). Am I right? Thank you.
Both spelling and pronunciation change. In general, the spelling of words changes more slowly than their pronunciation. As a result, the oral and written forms of some words are quite different from each other. The word “knock” has a silent K. Today, people do not pronounce the K in this word but years ago they did. While the spelling of this word did not change, the pronunciation did. The words “meat” and “meet” are spelled differently but they are pronounced the same. In the past, they were pronounced differently, too. In a few cases, the spelling of a word (has changed / changed) while its pronunciation (has stayed / stayed) the same.
source: An English study book published in South Korea
ISBN: 89-85456-93-8