Vol 1, No 9 THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLINIC With Stephen Treasure your weekly favorite English learning bulletin THIS WEEKS FOCUS SPOKEN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION OF PAST TENSE MARKER Past tense marker refer.
Vol 1, No THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLINIC With Stephen Treasure your weekly favorite English learning bulletin THIS WEEK'S FOCUS: SPOKEN ENGLISH: PRONUNCIATION OF PAST TENSE MARKER Past tense marker refers to the "-ed" (suffix) added to a word (especially a regular verb) to form its past tense The pronunciation of past tense marker takes various forms It can be pronounced as /ɪd/, /d/ or as /t/ The last "-d" or "-ed" added to a verb to form its past tense is pronounced differently depending on some certain factors These factors will be elucidated below shortly Many speakers and users of English pronounce the past tense marker wrongly They pronounce the "-ed" added to any verb either as /ed/ or as /d/ which is very wrong, for example, some pronounce 'baked' as /beɪkd/ which is very wrong The correct pronunciation should be /beɪkt/, while others pronounce 'waited' as /'weɪtəd/, when the correct pronunciation should be /'weɪtɪd/ It is important to note that some "-ed" are pronounced as /t/, while some pronounced as /ɪd/ As proficient speakers and users of English, our pronunciation matters a lot We must pronounce English words according to standard phonetic rules Our pronunciation is very important, as it also helps our accent, because as English speakers our accent is our asset Like I said earlier, we shall be looking at some rules guiding the pronunciation of past tense marker in English phonetics RULES GUIDING THE PRONUNCIATION OF PAST TENSE MARKER When the past tense marker is added to words (regular verbs) ending with a vowel sound (monophthongs or diphthongs), the past tense marker is pronounced as sound /d/ E.g lied - /laɪd/ aired - /eərd/ sued - /suːd/ agreed - /əˈgriːd/ cared - /keə(r)d/ cured - /kjʊə(r)d/ feared - /fɪə(r)d/ In addition, when the past tense marker is added to words (regular verbs) ending with a voiced consonant, the past tense marker is pronounced as /d/ E.g razed - /reɪzd/ robbed - /rɒbd/ lived - /lɪvd/ begged - /begd/ claimed - /kleɪmd/ failed - /feɪld/ moved - /muːvd/ But, If the past tense marker is added to words ending with the following seven voiceless consonant sounds /f/, /k/, /s/, /p/, /ʃˈ/, /tʃ/, and /θ/, (with the exception of /t/ and /h/), then, the past tense marker will be pronounced as /t/ E.g coughed - /kɒft/ packed - /pækt/ stopped - /stɒpt/ kissed - /kɪst/ passed - /paːst/ searched - /sɜː(r)tʃt/ slashed - /slæʃt/ laughed - /laːft/ slapped - /slæpt/ knocked - /nɒkt/ However, if the past tense marker is added to words (regular verbs) ending with the consonant letters "d" and "t", the past tense marker will be pronounced as /ɪd/ E.g want-ed - /'wɒntɪd/ wait-ed - /'weɪtɪd/ shift-ed - /'ʃɪfɪd/ count-ed - /'kaʊtɪd/ wound-ed - /'wuːndɪd/ conclud-ed - /kən'klu:dɪd/ hand-ed - /'hændɪd/ fad-ed - /'feɪdɪd/ To be continued (Excerpt culled from my book: English Phonemic Transcription Made Simple: A complete Guide To English IPA Transcriptions) To understand this topic very well, you may need to get a copy of the book, as there are some technicalities you may have to understand first before u can understand this topic To get a copy of the book, click on the book link provided below REVIEW QUESTIONS Indicate how the past tense marker of the following words are to be pronounced E.g traded - /ɪd/, clapped - /t/, moved - /d/ loved - / / faded - / / Dreamed- / / flagged - / / hanged - / / lighted - / / spelled - / / sewed - / / sowed - / / 10 shouted - / / 11 floored - / / 12 flipped - / / 13 walked - / / 14 missed - / / 15 pushed - / / 16 topped - / / 17 wedded - / / 18 searched - / / 19 breached - / / 20 pissed - / / OTHER HELPFUL ENGLISH PROFICIENCY BOOKS FROM STEPHEN TREASURE ✓ DEMYSTIFYING ENGLISH PREFIX AND SUFFIX: The Morphemes that Change the Meaning of Words Description: Unknown to many, the knowledge of English prefix and suffix is more or less like a key, which unlocks the meaning of majority of English words With this knowledge, learners can easily understanding the meaning of the least familiar words in the English language This book contains the A-Z of English prefix and suffix, a very useful resource to everyone who wishes and desires to expand his/her vocabulary through the mastery of English prefix and suffix Book length - 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