PRONUNCIATION OF -ED, REGULAR VERBS

To pronounce the past simple of the regular verbs we have to have in mind that is the sound which is
important, not the letter or the spelling. So, how do we pronounce the past of the regular verbs? In three
different ways.
- When the verb ends in sound /t/ or /d/ ------> /id/
- When the verb ends in an unvoiced sound (/p/,/f/,/s/,/sh/,/ch/,/k/ -----> the final sound is /t/
- When the verb ends in a voiced sound (the rest) ------> /d/

/d/ /t/ /id/

lived worked waited

arrived stopped hated

 IRONIC Alannis Morissette

1. PUT THESE VERBS IN THE PAST AND THEN PUT THEM IN THE RIGHT PLACE

CRASH WAIT (not) TAKE

WIN TURN DIE
PACK BE KISS

An old man __________ ninety–eight

He __________ the lottery and __________ the next day
It’s a black fly in your chardonnay
It’s a death raw pardon two minutes too late
Isn’t it ironic ... don’t you think.

It’s like rain on your wedding day

It’s a free ride when you’ve already paid CHORUS
It’s the good advice that you just __________
Who would’ve thought ... it’s figures

Mr. Play It Safe __________ afraid to fly

He __________ his suitcase and __________ his kids good-bye
He __________ his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane __________ down he thought
“Well isn’t this nice...”
And isn’t it ironic ... don’t you think

CHORUS

Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

When you think everything’s okay and everything’s going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything’s gone wrong everything blows up
In your face

2. MATCH THE TWO PARTS OF THE SENTENCES

1. A traffic jam ( ) the man of my dreams

2. A no-smoking sign ( ) and yeah I really do think
3. It’s like a ten thousand spoons ( ) on your cigarette break
4. It’s meeting ( ) his beautiful wife
5. And then meeting ( ) when all you need is a knife
6. And isn’t it ironic ... ( ) when you’re already late
7. A little too ironic ... ( ) don’t you think
CHORUS

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out.