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‘ED’ ENDING PRONUNCIATION

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 CHOOSE THE WORD WHOSE ‘ED’ ENDING PART IS PRONOUNCED
DIFFERENTLY FROM THAT OF THE OTHERS.

1. A. filled B. believed C. travelled D. hoped

2. A. opened B. knocked C. played D. occurred

3. A. robbed B. loved C. stopped D. arrived

4. A. passed B. stirred C. carried D. tried

5. A. called B. obeyed C. cleaned D. asked

6. A. packed B. added C. worked D. pronounced

7. A. watched B. phoned C. referred D. followed

8. A. agreed B. succeeded C. smiled D. planned

9. A. laughed B. washed C. helped D. weighed

10. A. walked B. ended C. started D. wanted

11. A. visited B. showed C. wondered D. studied

12. A. sacrificed B. finished C. fixed D. sighed

13. A. needed B. booked C. stopped D. washed

14. A. packed B. punched C. pleased D. pushed

15. A. caused B. increased C. practiced D. promised

16. A. hurried B. decided C. planned D. wondered

17. A. remembered B. phoned C. watched D. annoyed

18. A. recommended B. waited C. handed D. designed

19. A. tested B. marked C. presented D. founded

20. A. discovered B. destroyed C. developed D. opened

21. A. learned B. naked C. crooked D. booked

22. A. filed B. fired C. fined D. fitted

23. A. examined B. equipped C. evoked D. increased

24. A. Facebooked B. Instagrammed C. Youtubed D. Twittered

25. A. supposedly B. confusedly C. doggedly D. hurriedly

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 READ THE FOLLOWING STORY. WRITE /t/, /d/, OR /id/ FOR THE –ed ENDINGS.

Yesterday was so busy! At the office, I worked ( ) hard with my team. We developed ( ) a new

advertising plan. Our meeting lasted ( ) about two hours. I remembered ( ) an advertising plan

that worked ( ) five years ago, and I suggested ( ) we try that again. We needed ( ) to get

the manager's approval. We called ( ) him on the office phone. He admitted ( ) that the idea

seemed good, but he believed ( ) we should lower the budget. We reported ( ) our numbers to

him and talked ( ) about the budget for a long time. Finally, he decided ( ) to give us the

money we wanted ( ). On the way home, I stopped ( ) at the mall. I had promised ( ) my

daughter a new MP3 player for her birthday. At the electronics store, I played ( ) songs and

listened ( ) for quality sound. I decided ( ) to buy one at a medium price. When I got home, the

kitchen was a mess. At our house, we have agreed ( ) to clean up after ourselves, so I asked ( )

around to find out who had cooked ( ) last. That person turned out to be my son. While he was

washing the dishes, I was talking to him about his school work. He seemed ( ) happy with it. He

started ( ) telling me about his classes and what he learned ( ) that day.

CREATE YOUR STORY USING REGULAR VERBS.

THEN, WRITE /t/, /d/, OR /id/ ABOVE THE –ed ENDINGS.

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