Question:
Mark the word whose underlined part: from the other three in pronunciation precededconcernedinstalledcompared
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A.
preceded -
B.
concerned -
C.
installed -
D.
compared
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: A
There are three cases of pronouncing the -ed ending:
– The ed ending is pronounced/read as /id/ when the verb ends with the sound /t/ or /d/.
– The ed ending is pronounced/read as /t/ when the verb ends in /s/, /f/, /p/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /k/.
– The ed ending is pronounced/read as /d/ in the remaining cases.
Option A pronounces the ending “ed” as /id/. The rest of the options are pronounced /d/.
Choose A
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