Once upon a time... there were some Spanish students of ESL (English as a Second Language) who still, at NI2 level, had some difficulties with the pronunciation of <-ed> endings. One day, they were fed up with this constant difficulty and decided to do something to definitely improve their chances to improve their pronounciation in this matter. That day, when they realized they just needed some more practice and be a bit more careful when speaking, was one of the happiest days in their lives because... Ok, ok, yes... I know, I'm being a bit dramatic and perhaps I overreacted but, come on, you definitely need to do something to improve you performace so...here are some links to make that tale come true:
First of all, watch a video where an English teacher explains the main rules of Past Simple pronunciation:
You know songs are a great source to improve your pronunciation, so here you have a couple for further practice:
A not so famous song but with lots of explanations:
A more famous song where you can listen, not only to some Past Simple endings but also to the <-s> for the 3rd singular person in the Present Simple and, of course , some Connected Speech examples:
And finally, a bit more formal practice:
Past Simple Pronunciation (Exercise 1)
Pronunciation Simple Past Ending (Exercise 2)
What does the -ed sound like? (Exercise 3)
First of all, watch a video where an English teacher explains the main rules of Past Simple pronunciation:
You know songs are a great source to improve your pronunciation, so here you have a couple for further practice:
A not so famous song but with lots of explanations:
A more famous song where you can listen, not only to some Past Simple endings but also to the <-s> for the 3rd singular person in the Present Simple and, of course , some Connected Speech examples:
And finally, a bit more formal practice:
Past Simple Pronunciation (Exercise 1)
Pronunciation Simple Past Ending (Exercise 2)
What does the -ed sound like? (Exercise 3)
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