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they apply. Pronunciation of the regular past simple endings can be problematic for English
learners at lower levels but if they notice the rules, they should help them.
If you pronouncing those sentences correctly, you will have realised that although there are
three regular past simple verbs in the sentences, their endings are all pronounced differently.
This can be problematic for English language learners because it seems like you cannot know
how to pronounce a word by looking at it.
With the past simple in English, there are rules regarding the pronunciation of the endings for
regular verbs:
If the verb ends in /t/ or /d/, the past simple ending is pronounced /Id/.
If the verb ends in /p/, /f/, /s/, /ʃ/, /ʧ/ or /k/, the past simple ending is pronounced /t/.
If the verb ends in any other sound, the past simple ending is pronounced /d/.
Ok, so that may not be the easiest rule to remember but with enough practise your students
should get the hang of it.
To help them out, use categorisation activities and guided discovery so they become familiar
with the rules.
First make cards with the present stem of regular verbs and hand these out to your students.
Draw three categories on the board related to the different pronunciation endings – /t/, /d/,
/Id/. Make sure your students understand the IPA symbols. Let your students categorise them
without any interference on your part. When they are done, let them know how many are
wrong without actually telling them which ones are the incorrect ones. Give them time to
change their answers and continue until they are all correct.
Then, let them think about the rules. By looking at the words in the correct categories, they
should be able to come up with the rules for the pronunciation of the endings.
Pronunciation can be tricky for our learners and so it is helpful to point our related rules when
they apply. Pronunciation of the regular past simple endings can be problematic for English
learners at lower levels but if they notice the rules, they should help them.
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