Ever tried to record a clear audio guide with your phone? Tiago is preparing a short English track for a…

Questão

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.

1. A) Change “paint-ed” to “paint-t”.
2. B) Change “paint-ed” to “paint-d”.
3. C) Change “save-t” to “save-id”.
4. D) Change “wash-id” to “wash-t”.
5. E) Change “need-d” to “need-t”.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa D

Resolução passo a passo

1. Identifique o som final da base verbal antes do -ed. Em "washed", a base "wash" termina no som de "sh" (como em "shoe"), que é surdo, ou seja, não há vibração das cordas vocais.
2. Aplique a dica do treinador. Depois de som surdo que não seja /t/ nem /d/, o -ed é pronunciado como /t/, sem sílaba extra. Logo, "wash-id" está errado e a correção correta é "wash-t".
3. Confira as outras alternativas. A) "paint-t" está errada porque "paint" termina em /t/, e nesse caso o -ed vira sílaba extra (paint-id). B) "paint-d" está errada pelo mesmo motivo: o som final de "paint" é /t/, então não se usa /d/. C) "save-id" está errada porque "save" termina em som sonoro (/v/), e o -ed vira /d/, sem sílaba extra; "save-t" é que estava errado. E) "need-t" está errada porque "need" termina em /d/, e nesse caso o -ed vira sílaba extra (need-id).
4. Conclusão. A correção que segue a dica do treinador é trocar "wash-id" por "wash-t", alternativa D, que coincide com o gabarito oficial.

💡 Dica: Preste atenção ao som final antes do sufixo -ed para identificar a pronúncia correta.

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