Questões BNCC EF07LI16

Why did one past-tense word sound longer than the others? During a rehearsal for a community center’s English audio guide, Nina read a short script about the building’s history. After recording, she listened again and noticed a difference in rhythm.

Some words sounded like they had an extra beat: she could clearly hear two parts in “need-ed”, “want-ed”, and “visit-ed”. Other words stayed in one beat, like “played”, “watched”, and “helped”.

Nina wrote a note to help the next reader: “Pay attention to the final sound of the base verb before adding -ed. Some endings make the -ed sound like a new syllable.”

Before the final recording, she practiced new verbs to predict how the -ed ending would sound.

Based on the pattern in the text, identify the verb whose -ed ending is pronounced as an extra syllable (/id/).

—Could you record the announcement again?— asked the volunteer coordinator while checking the community radio app.

In the short script, a teenager read: “Last Saturday, we started the neighborhood clean-up, invited new volunteers, called local shops for gloves, helped carry bags, cleaned the square, and stopped traffic for two minutes.”

After listening, the coordinator said the message was clear, but some past verbs sounded “cut off” at the end. Two friends disagreed about what to fix: one said “every -ed sounds like /id/”, and the other said “-ed is always just a /t/ sound.” The group decided to choose the most accurate advice before recording the final version.

Analyze the verbs in the script and decide which advice best improves the pronunciation of the -ed ending in the recording.

Ever tried to record a clear audio guide with your phone? Tiago is preparing a short English track for a community street-art tour. He reads his script and uses a pronunciation app that writes what it “hears” in a simple way.

In the script, he says: “We painted a wall, saved old posters, washed the brushes, and needed more water.”

The app shows:
- painted -> you said: paint-ed
- saved -> you said: save-t
- washed -> you said: wash-id
- needed -> you said: need-d

His coach gives a tip: “Listen to the last sound before -ed. After a voiceless sound like ‘sh’, the ending is pronounced like ‘t’, not like an extra syllable.”

Based on the text, identify the correction that follows the coach’s tip about pronouncing the -ed ending after a voiceless sound.

“One more time, with the same beat!” The drummer repeated during the rehearsal for a short English jingle for a neighborhood clean-up. The group wanted every line to fit four strong claps.

Rafa was responsible for the lyrics. While reading aloud, she noticed that most past verbs at the end of a line sounded short, like one clap: “We washed the gloves, we played the tune.” But when she tested another verb in the same place, the line suddenly needed an extra clap, even though the spelling looked similar.

To avoid breaking the rhythm, Rafa decided to choose carefully which past verb to put at the end of the line. She picked one that would naturally sound longer when spoken, because its -ed ending adds a whole extra syllable.

Analyze Rafa’s problem in the text. Identify the past verb whose -ed ending is pronounced as an extra syllable when read aloud.

“Ready to record?” asked Sam, the volunteer who edits a short English podcast for his neighborhood. He sent this voice note to his friend Lina, who will read the script.

“Hi! In today’s episode, I visited the community center. We packed food bags, cleaned the kitchen, and helped new volunteers. After that, we played a short game with the kids and painted a big sign for the entrance. Later, we decided to share the results online and thanked everyone.”

Sam added: “Listen to the -ed endings. In regular past verbs, -ed can sound like /t/, /d/, or /id/. If the verb ends with a /t/ or /d/ sound, you say /id/ (an extra syllable). If it ends with a voiceless sound like /p/, /k/, /f/, /s/, -ed sounds like /t/. Otherwise, it sounds like /d/.”

Analyze Sam’s note and the script. Which option correctly labels the -ed pronunciation of the three verbs for Lina’s recording (/t/, /d/, /id/)?

Why did my captions sound so odd when the app read them aloud? I was helping a neighborhood workshop by adding English subtitles to a short video about repairing old bicycles. In my script, I wrote: “We cleaned the chain, I fixed the brake, we needed a new cable, I played the role of narrator, and I painted the frame.”

When I listened, the app added an extra syllable to every verb ending in -ed, as if each one ended like “-id”. I realized that, in English, regular verbs in the past do not all sound the same at the end. Before uploading the video, I wanted to choose one verb from my script to practice with a clear final /t/ sound, so the subtitles would match the voiceover.

Based on the text, identify the past-tense verb whose -ed ending is pronounced with a final /t/ sound.

Ever scanned a QR code and heard an audio guide? At the city botanical garden, volunteers recorded short messages for visitors who do not speak Portuguese. Nina wrote this line for the English track: “Yesterday we cleaned the pond area, saved water by turning off taps, and helped families find the quiet path. Then we started the guided walk near the main gate.” After recording, she replayed the file and noticed one word sounded strange: she pronounced started like “start-ed” (two clear syllables). Her friend said that in English, the ending -ed changes sound depending on the last sound of the verb, so reading every -ed the same way can confuse listeners.

Consider Nina’s sentence. When reading it aloud, how should the -ed ending in the verb “started” sound?

The city woke up to muddy streets after a night of heavy rain. At the community center, volunteers wrote a short update on the notice board for local residents.

“We packed water bottles, washed blankets, cleaned the floor, and fixed two broken lamps. We opened the back door for deliveries and called neighbors who live alone. Later, we shared soup with families and collected empty boxes for recycling. In the afternoon, we added more names to the help list, because new requests arrived.”

Some students practiced reading the update aloud. The teacher asked them to pay attention to how the past tense ending sounds in different verbs.

Analyze the verbs in the update and identify the pair whose -ed ending is pronounced /id/ (as an extra syllable).