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Supplementary Pronunciation Lessons (Unit 11) SYLLABLES IN REGULAR SIMPLE PAST TENSE VERBS
Notice the number of syllables in these regular simple past tense verbs: 1 syllable _____ CALLED 2 syllables ____ STUD ied 3 syllables ____ EX

er cized

A. Listen to the verbs in Exercise 4, Pronunciation, on page 91 and write them in the correct column. 1 syllable _________ 2 syllables ____ 3 syllables ____

listened

B. Read and practice the following verb pairs. Then write the past tense verbs in the correct column above.

/t/
wash washed shop walk look shopped walked looked play

/d/
played

/d/
need needed want visit wanted visited

listen listened love loved serve served

watch watched

invite invited

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Unit 11