“Put the photos in time order, please,” says the coordinator of a neighborhood clean-up display. Four students…

Questão

“Put the photos in time order, please,” says the coordinator of a neighborhood clean-up display. Four students rehearse short descriptions for visitors. Ana says that volunteers “packed gloves” before the work. Ben says they “cleaned the square,” and Jo says they “wanted more bins.” The coordinator explains that the final letters -ed do not always make the same sound. To help visitors follow the stories, each student will stand beside a card with verbs that share the final sound of the verb in their sentence. A new card still needs one verb to join packed. Identify the verb that can be placed on the new card with packed because its -ed ending has the same final sound.

1. A) visited, because its -ed ending is pronounced /t/.
2. B) washed, because its -ed ending is pronounced /t/.
3. C) played, because its -ed ending is pronounced /t/.
4. D) called, because its -ed ending is pronounced /t/.
5. E) needed, because its -ed ending is pronounced /t/.

✅ Resposta correta: alternativa B

Resolução passo a passo

1. Identifique o som final de 'packed'. O verbo 'pack' termina em /k/, que é uma consoante surda (não vibra as cordas vocais). Por isso, o -ed de 'packed' é pronunciado /t/, como em 'pact' (pakt).
2. Lembre a regra do -ed no passado simples. Após consoante surda (exceto /t/), o -ed soa /t/. Após consoante sonora ou vogal, soa /d/. Após /t/ ou /d/, soa /ɪd/ (uma sílaba extra).
3. Aplique a regra a cada alternativa. 'Washed' termina em /ʃ/, que é surda, então o -ed soa /t/ (washt). Esta é a alternativa correta e tem o mesmo som final de 'packed'.
4. Verifique por que as outras estão erradas. 'Visited' termina em /t/, então o -ed soa /ɪd/, e não /t/. 'Played' termina em vogal sonora (/eɪ/), então o -ed soa /d/. 'Called' termina em /l/, uma consoante sonora, então o -ed soa /d/. 'Needed' termina em /d/, então o -ed soa /ɪd/.
5. Conclusão. A alternativa B é a correta e coincide com o gabarito oficial. As justificativas das alternativas A, C, D e E afirmam que o -ed soa /t/, o que é falso em todas elas, embora apenas a B tenha o som correto.

💡 Dica: Preste atenção ao som final do verbo no passado.

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