“Could you check the sound labels for our river report?” asked Maya, a young volunteer at a local radio…

Questão

“Could you check the sound labels for our river report?” asked Maya, a young volunteer at a local radio station. Her team had recorded short interviews after a Saturday riverbank cleanup. In the final report, Maya said that families washed muddy boots at a public tap, students cleaned the picnic area, and neighbors collected cans for sorting. Before the report goes online, the editor will add three buttons. They must be arranged from left to right according to the final sound of the regular past verbs: /t/, then /d/, then /id/. The buttons will play only the selected verb, not the whole sentence. Analyze the verbs in the report and identify the button order that follows the editor’s sound rule.

1. A) washed – collected – cleaned
2. B) cleaned – collected – washed
3. C) washed – cleaned – collected
4. D) collected – cleaned – washed
5. E) cleaned – washed – collected

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa C

Resolução passo a passo

1. Identifique os verbos regulares no passado no relatório: washed (de wash, lavar), cleaned (de clean, limpar) e collected (de collect, recolher). Todos terminam em -ed, mas o som final muda conforme a letra que vem antes.
2. Analise o som final de cada verbo. Em washed, o som anterior é /ʃ/ (sh), que é surdo, então o -ed vira /t/. Em cleaned, o som anterior é /n/, que é sonoro, então o -ed vira /d/. Em collected, o som anterior é /t/, então o -ed vira /id/, formando uma sílaba extra.
3. Aplique a ordem pedida pelo editor: /t/, depois /d/, depois /id/. Isso dá washed – cleaned – collected, que corresponde à alternativa C.
4. Confira as demais. A coloca collected antes de cleaned, invertendo /id/ e /d/. B e D invertem completamente a ordem exigida. E troca washed e cleaned, colocando /d/ antes de /t/.
5. O gabarito oficial (C) está correto e coincide com a resolução feita de forma independente.

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

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