“Ready to record?” asked Sam, the volunteer who edits a short English podcast for his neighborhood. He sent…

Questão

“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/)?

1. A) helped - /d/; played - /d/; painted - /d/
2. B) helped - /id/; played - /d/; painted - /t/
3. C) helped - /d/; played - /t/; painted - /id/
4. D) helped - /t/; played - /id/; painted - /d/
5. E) helped - /t/; played - /d/; painted - /id/

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa E

Resolução passo a passo

1. Resolvi a questão sem olhar o gabarito, aplicando a regra que Sam descreve. Passo 2: Olhe primeiro o som que vem imediatamente antes do -ed em cada verbo, não a letra. Passo 3: 'helped' termina no som /p/, que é surdo (sem vibração das cordas vocais). Pela regra, o -ed soa /t/. Passo 4: 'played' termina em 'ay', que é um som de vogal, e vogais são sonoras. Por isso o -ed soa /d/. Passo 5: 'painted' termina no som /t/. A regra manda usar /id/ depois de /t/ ou /d/, criando uma sílaba extra: pain-ted. Passo 6: Portanto, a alternativa correta é E (helped /t/, played /d/, painted /id/), que coincide com o gabarito oficial. Passo 7: A alternativa A está errada porque 'helped' não é sonoro e 'painted' tem som /t/ final. A alternativa B está errada porque 'helped' não tem som /t/ ou /d/ e 'painted' não é /t/. A alternativa C está errada porque 'helped' não soa /d/ e 'played' não é surdo. A alternativa D está errada porque 'played' não recebe sílaba extra e 'painted' tem som /t/. Passo 8: O enunciado traz todas as informações necessárias, e o texto do roteiro confirma os três verbos: helped, played e painted.

💡 Dica: Analise os sons finais dos verbos e aplique as regras de pronúncia do -ed.

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