ED Pronunciation

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ED Pronunciation

The way we pronounce a word ending in the letters ED follows very specific pronunciation rules, which we explain and demonstrate in this course.

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Course Facts

* When all activities are completed thoroughly with 10 minutes allocated to each self-study activity.

Prerequisites

The Phonetic Chart

Past Simple Tense

Course Objectives

To understand the difference between voiced and unvoiced sounds
To understand the basics of the English phonetic chart
To know what a sound pair is
To know that there are three ways to pronounce the letters ED when they are the final letters in word
To identify which pronunciation a word should have when it ends in the letters ED
To correctly pronounce the letters ED when they are at the end of a word

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ED Pronunciation Introduction 10mins 2 Topics

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ED Pronunciation Course Syllabus 5mins

Start this course with an in-depth description of what you will learn and review the outline of the course.

ED Pronunciation Course Objectives 5mins

We set out the key objectives for this course so you can identify what you need to learn. We provide a downloadable checklist that you can print out to check off the points as you go through the course.

ED Pronunciation 25mins 2 Topics | 1 Quiz

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Why Does ED Matter? 5mins

In this self-paced presentation, you can read about the situations when we typically use ED as the final letters in a word and learn why it's so important to pronounce them correctly.

ED Pronunciation in English 10mins

Watch our pronunciation explanation video in English of the correct pronunciation of words ending in ED. We explain the rules clearly in this video and provide numerous example verbs to demonstrate these rules. You can complete our interactive worksheet at the same time as watching this video then compare your answers to our answer guide and you can also download the slides used in this pronunciation video.

ED Pronunciation Theory Quiz

Test your understanding of the theory of ED pronunciation in this quiz. You can take this quiz as many times as you want and review your answers with full explanations. Your marks will be added to our leaderboard, so you can easily compare your results to that of other course members.

ED Pronunciation Self-Study 35mins 4 Topics

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ED Pronunciation Sentences to Practise 10mins

This is a short booklet with numerous example words and sentences that you can read out loud. All of these sentences target the pronunciation of ED. You can listen to audios of our native teachers reading these sentences correctly too, so you can read alongside the teacher or repeat once you've heard the audio.

Voiced and Unvoiced Flashcards 10mins

One of the topics that appears in this course is voiced and unvoiced sounds. You'll learn that the pronunciation of ED depends on being able to identify a sound as voiced or unvoiced. This is required not just for the pronunciation of ED, but for many other topics too, so this activity helps you get to grips with this pronunciation.

Verb Pyramids 10mins

This interactive activity tests your implementation of ED pronunciation using our verb pyramids. You can easily download our pyramid worksheets with the correct answers and we provide you with access to our private Flipgrid community, where you can post your ED pronunciation as a video response on our video forum.

You'll learn that there are numerous words ending in ED in everyday texts. We point you towards our favourite online resources for reading as well as activities you can do with these texts to help you practise the pronunciation of ED.

ED Pronunciation Summary 20mins 4 Topics

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ED Pronunciation Review 5mins

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ED Pronunciation Learning Outcomes 5mins

After completing the course, you can review your achievements and analyse what you have learnt.

ED Pronunciation Further Reading 5mins

Expand your knowledge of English by taking a look at some of the resources we regularly publish online.

ED Pronunciation Course Feedback 5mins

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Course Includes

4 Lessons
12 Topics
1 Quiz
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