Rules For Past Simple Verb Tenses
Watch the Youtube video about regular past tense verb endings in English. Then, choose the correct answer to the following questions.
- 1.
Your vocal cords are in your throat. When you say a voiced sound (like /d/),
- A.
Your vocal cords don't vibrate.
- B.
Your vocal cords vibrate.
Correct Answer
B. Your vocal cords vibrate. -
- 2.
When a sound is unvoiced (like /t/),
- A.
Your vocal cords don't vibrate.
- B.
Your vocal cords vibrate.
Correct Answer
A. Your vocal cords don't vibrate. -
- 3.
Words are divided into syllables (ex: syl-lab-les has three syllables). How many syllables are there in the word "look"?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- E.
Five
Correct Answer
A. One -
- 4.
How many syllables are there in the word "decided"?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- E.
Five
Correct Answer
C. Three -
- 5.
How many syllables are there in the word "finished"?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- E.
Five
Correct Answer
B. Two -
- 6.
From the video, you learned three rules for making past simple verbs. The first rule says that if the base of the verb ends in an unvoiced sound,
- A.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /d/
- B.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /b/
- C.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /r/
- D.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /t/
- E.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /k/
Correct Answer
D. The "ed" ending is pronounced /t/ -
- 7.
The first rule says that if the base of the verb ends in an unvoiced sound,
- A.
A syllable is added.
- B.
A syllable is not added.
Correct Answer
B. A syllable is not added. -
- 8.
The second rule says that if the base of the verb ends in an voiced sound,
- A.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /t/
- B.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /b/
- C.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /p/
- D.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /k/
- E.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /d/
Correct Answer
E. The "ed" ending is pronounced /d/ -
- 9.
The second rule says that if the base of the verb ends in an voiced sound,
- A.
Another syllable is added.
- B.
Another syllable is not added.
Correct Answer
B. Another syllable is not added. -
- 10.
The second rule says that if the base of the verb ends in a /t/ or /d/ SOUND (NOT LETTER!!!),
- A.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /id/
- B.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /ed/
- C.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /rd/
- D.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /rt/
- E.
The "ed" ending is pronounced /t/
Correct Answer
A. The "ed" ending is pronounced /id/ -
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