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Phonetics (<-ed> endings) and prepositions

1. After considering the pronunciation of the –ed ending, copy in the corresponding book the verbs below.

Pronunciation of the <-ed> ending (regular past simple, past participle)
/t/ / /d/ / /id/

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argued

asked

attacked

boiled

booked

changed

closed

composed

cooked

decided

escaped

finished

happened

hated

helped

imagined

liked

listened

looked

loved

murdered

needed

opened

played

received

rented

smiled

started

stayed

studied

sunbathed

talked

wanted

washed

wished

worked

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2. <-ed> adjectives: find some more, e.g. voiced, bored…

Pronunciation of the <-ed> ending (past participle/adjectives)
/t/ / /d/ / /id/

3. Prepositions of place and time

What were you doing …………. Monday the seventh of December?

I usually go out ……………. weekends.

There is a bus stop …………… the School. (cerca de)

I sit ………. the first row, so there’s no one sitting …………….. me.

You sit ……….. the second row, so you’re sitting ……………… me.

……………….. the right of the picture you can see a man wearing a dark suit.

We’ll meet …………….. the station, then.

We’re ………… the classroom now.

Open your books ……………….. page 9.

If you stand facing me, then you’re …………………. me, look, like the teacher now. But if you stand before me with your back to me, then you’re …………………… me.

I live ………….. Mango Street.

They live ……………….. 24 Ruskin St.

At the moment I’m living …………… London.

I’ll be …………. home, if you want to give me a ring later on.

I’d rather not get private phone calls ……………. work, really.

When’s your birthday? It’s ………………………………………………………………………………..

……………. the mornings I love to go out for walks. But ……………. Monday mornings I never do, because I usually have problems to get to sleep ………… Sunday nights!

When we got ………… home, I rushed to the phone!