Answer — Exercise Pronunciation 1
02 - Language focus 1·Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
- Listen and count the number of syllables in the past forms below.
- In which words is -ed pronounced as a separate syllable? Why?
Answer
a)
- started 2
- discovered 3
- stopped 1
- decided 3
- reached 1
b)
-ed is pronounced as a separated syllable in started and decided. This is because we pronounce the -ed ending after the sounds /t/ and /d/.
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