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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!