Question 37: Mark letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part to indicate from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Knowledge: pronouncing the ending “ed”

Explanation: How to pronounce the ending “ed”:

+ The ending “ed” is pronounced /id/ when the verb ends in /t/ or /d/

+ The ending “ed” is pronounced /t/ when the verb ends in /s/,/f/,/p/,/ʃ/,/tʃ/,/k/ + The ending “ed” is

pronounced /d/ for the rest of the cases

enjoyed /ɪnˈdʒɔɪd/ loved /lʌvd/ joined /dʒɔɪnd/ helped /helpt/

The “ed” sound in the word “helped” is pronounced /t/, in the rest it is pronounced /d/