B. Adding
a syliable. Answer the following question using the past tenses of the verb
followed by to and another verb. Do not realese the /t/ or /d/ before to, but
say the sequence /tt/ or /dt/ together (need
to / ‘nidtǝ/, needed to
/’niddItǝ/).
- When did he need to come? (He needed to (/’niddItǝ/) to come yesterday.)
- What did she want to do? (She wanted to (/’wǝntIdtǝ) experiment last week.)
- Where did they decide to go? (They decided to (/’di’saidIdtǝ/) Ancol this morning.)
- What did she start to do? (She started to (/’starttǝ/) survey for a place last week.)
- When did he expect to be there? (He expected to (/’ek’spektIdtǝ/) to be there yesterday.)
- When did they intend to arrive? (They intended to (/’in’tendIdtǝ/) arrive last night.)
- When did you start to learn English? (I started to (/’starttǝ/) learn English when I age seven years old.)
- Why did you want to come to the United States? (I wanted to (/’wǝntIdtǝ) to come to the United States holiday with my family last night.)
- When did you decide to come here? (I decided to (/’di’saidIdtǝ/) come here this night.)
- When did you need to apply for visa? (I needed to (/’niddIdtǝ/) for visa when I get scholarship in the Boston University.)
- What did you hate to do when you were a child? (I hated to (/’heittǝ/) when I were a child.)
C. Adding a Syllable. Answer
the following questions the pas tense of the verb. Don’t drop medial /t/ :
started doesn’t sound the same as starred.
- When did you start looking for an apartement? (I started (/t) looking for an apartement last week.)
- What did you advisor suggest doing? (My advisor suggested (/t/) doing I investment securities.)
- What did your end up telling your advisor? (I ended (/Id/) up telling how about a good investment to my advisor.)
- How did your roommate first treat you? (My roommate first treated (/t) a good person.)
- Who did you visit over the weekend? (I visited (/Id/) to village my brother and my sister over the weekend.)
- How did you mother sound over the phone? (My mother sound overed (/d) push button switch the phone.)
- How many times did your teacher repeat the instructions? (My teacher repeated (/Id/) the instructions ten minutes.)
- Who did the teacher point at? (The teacher pointed (/Id/) at Mr. Andi)
- What did you avoid doing over the weekend? (I avoided (/Id/) work doing over the weekend)
- How long did you attend high school? (I attended (/Id/) high school three years ago.)
D.
Linking
onto Vowels. Answer the following questions using the
past tense of the verb and be sure to link
the final /t/ or /d/ to the following word. Remember that /h/ in him and her is silent when the pronoun is linked to the preceding
word.
1.
What did you talk about last night?
(I talked (/t/)
about film action last night.)
2.
Who did the class laugh at?
(The class laughed
(/t/) at him.)
3.
Who did the teacher stare at angrily?
(The teacher stared
(/d/) at angrily her.)
4.
Which room did you walk into by mistake?
(I walked
(/t/) into room empty by mistake.)
5.
Why did the teacher turn around?
(The teacher turned
(/d/) around by car.)
6.
When did he ask her out?
(He asked
(/t/) her out yesterday)
7.
Who did you introduce him to?
(I introduce
(/t/) him to Andi.)
8.
What sport did you play in high school?
(I played
(/d/) sport football in high school.)
9.
When did you hel your roommate?
(I helped
(/t/) my roommate last night.)
10.
When did your father marry your mother?
(My father marryed (/d/) my mother last years.)
F.
Change the following verb to the past tense. Write /Id/
(extra syllable), /t/, or /d/ to show how to pronounce the past tense
ending. (Optional: put each word in a short sentence).
- Opened (/d/)
- Refused (/d/)
- Attended (/Id/)
- Climbed (/d/)
- Persuade (/d/)
- Preferred (/d/)
- Hurried (/d/)
- Charge (/d/)
- Arrived (/d/)
- Lasted (/t/)
- Correct (/Id/)
- Relaxed (/t/)
- Hopped (/t/)
- Enjoyed (/Id/)
- Related (/d/)
- Remembered (/d/)
- Controled (/d/)
- Ased (/d/)
- Pretended (/Id/)
- Died (/d/)
- Shouted (/t/)
- Watched (/t/)
- Explained (/d/)
- Sewed (/d/)
- Sliped (/t/)
- Exchanged (/d/)
- Reminded (/Id/)
- Huged (/d/)
