Past Tense: In English, the most common way of making a verb past tense is to add the ‘ed’ ending. However, the ‘ed’ ending is not pronounced the same in all words. The ‘ed’ can have three different sounds. It can sound like a ‘d’ (which is the most common), it can sound like a ‘t’ or it can sound like ‘id.’ Make each of the words in the list past tense and then say it aloud. Write the correct ‘ed’ sound in the blank next to each word (better use a pencil in case you make a mistake). Now listen to the pronunciation of the words and check your answers (you may have to listen more than once). Do you see any patterns? Is there anything that will help you predict which words have which sounds? Which sound was the most common (was it ‘d’)? Ask _____ Brush _____ Call _____ Change _____ Check _____ Clench _____ Close _____ Concern _____ Decay _____ Decide _____ Diagnose _____ Direct _____ Enhance _____ Enjoy _____ Exam _____ Fix _____ Floss _____ Lift _____ Look _____ Observe _____ Open _____ Polish _____ Recede _____ Refer _____ Repair _____ Review _____ Rinse _____ Scare _____ Seat _____ Show _____ Skill _____ Smile _____ Soak _____ Sterilize _____ Swish _____ Treat _____ Turn _____ Use _____ Want _____ Wash _____ Work _____