Why did one past-tense word sound longer than the others? During a rehearsal for a community center’s English…

Questão

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/).

1. A) The verb "saved".
2. B) The verb "laughed".
3. C) The verb "cleaned".
4. D) The verb "fixed".
5. E) The verb "started".

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa E

Resolução passo a passo

1. O enunciado diz que o -ed ganha uma sílaba extra (/id/) quando o verbo base termina em som de d ou t, como em 'need' e 'want', e que verbos terminados em outros sons (como 'played' e 'helped') ficam em uma sílaba só. Passo 2: Para resolver, basta olhar o último som do verbo base de cada alternativa. Passo 3: 'start' termina em t, então 'started' é pronunciado /stártid/, com sílaba extra. Essa é a alternativa correta. Passo 4: 'save' termina em v (som sonoro), então 'saved' é /seivd/, com -ed pronunciado como /d/ e sem sílaba extra. Passo 5: 'laugh' termina em f (som surdo), então 'laughed' é /læft/, com -ed pronunciado como /t/. Passo 6: 'clean' termina em n (som sonoro), então 'cleaned' é /klind/, com -ed pronunciado como /d/. Passo 7: 'fix' termina em x, que tem som de /ks/ (surdo), então 'fixed' é /fikst/, com -ed pronunciado como /t/. Passo 8: Portanto, somente 'started' combina com o padrão de /id/ descrito no texto, o que confirma o gabarito E.

💡 Dica: Observe o som final do verbo base para identificar a pronúncia do sufixo -ed.

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