Why did my captions sound so odd when the app read them aloud? I was helping a neighborhood workshop by adding…

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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.

1. A) played
2. B) painted
3. C) needed
4. D) fixed
5. E) cleaned

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa D

Resolução passo a passo

1. Eu identifico o verbo no passado regular cujo -ed soa como /t/ e comparo os cinco verbos. Passo 2: A regra de pronúncia do -ed depende do último som do verbo no infinitivo. Se o verbo termina em som surdo (como /p/, /k/, /f/, /s/, /ʃ/), o -ed soa como /t/. Se termina em som sonoro (vogal ou consoante sonora como /m/, /n/, /l/, /v/), o -ed soa como /d/. Se termina em /t/ ou /d/, o -ed soa como /ɪd/, com sílaba extra. Passo 3: Aplico a regra a cada verbo. Played (play termina em vogal) soa /d/. Painted (paint termina em /t/) soa /ɪd/. Needed (need termina em /d/) soa /ɪd/. Fixed (fix termina em /ks/, som surdo) soa /t/, ou seja, fikst. Cleaned (clean termina em /n/, sonoro) soa /d/. Passo 4: Logo, a resposta é fixed, que é a alternativa D. Passo 5: Comparando com o gabarito oficial, D está correta e coincide com a minha conclusão. Passo 6: Por que as outras estão erradas: played tem final /d/ porque segue vogal; painted e needed têm sílaba extra /ɪd/; cleaned tem final /d/ porque segue consoante sonora.

💡 Dica: Identifique a pronúncia do sufixo -ed nos verbos regulares no passado.

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