Grade 3
Block 3 Unit 4
Prepared by: Miss Sara Attia
What do all these verbs have in
common?
arrive thank end
talk walk study
try wait
use start edit
travel want
All these verbs are regular
verbs. That means that to
make the past simple, we
use an ‘ed’ ending.
Present Past
walk walked
want wanted
try tried
‘Ed’ can make different
sounds.
Sometimes it
sounds like
‘id’
So how do we
Sometimes it know when to
sounds like ‘d’ use these
different
Sometimes it sounds?
sounds like ‘t’
All these ‘ed’ endings make
the ‘id’ sound. Can you guess
the rule?
• started • pointed
• wanted • edited
• ended • needed
x
Listen and Look at the last
practise Hint! letter of each
verb.
Show If the verb ends in a ‘t’ or a ‘d’, the ‘ed’ ending makes
answer a ‘id’ sound. This adds one extra syllable. Now
practice the words!
Now put your hand on your voice
box.
Listen and
Try saying these practise
sounds:
• mmmm • zzz
• eeee • d Can you feel your voice box
vibrate! !
• vvvv Yes
Listen and
Try saying these practise
sounds:
• k • t
• p • s Can you feel your voice box
vibrate! No!
All these ‘ed’ endings make
the ‘t’ sound. Can you guess
the rule?
• talked
Keep your h
and on your
and think th voice box,
• walked e last sound
in each
verb.
• helped
• matched
• missed Listen and
practise
• placed
Show If the verb ends in a sound that doesn’t
vibrate your voice box, we use the ‘t’
answer ending. This adds no extra syllables.
All these ‘ed’ endings make
the ‘d’ sound. Can you guess
the rule?
Keep your h
and on
• used • tried your voice b
ox, and
think the las
t sound in
• studied • played each verb.
• travelle • listened
d • filmed Listen and
practise
Show If the verb ends in a sound that
vibrates your voice box, we use the ‘d’
answer ending.
This adds no extra syllables.
‘ID’ sound ‘D’ sound ‘T’ sound
start used talked
ended studied walked
edited travelled helped
wanted tried matched
pointed played missed
needed listened placed
filmed
Can you put these verbs in the right
category?
happene
liked stopped laughed looked
d
loved added parked cleaned decided
Check your answers!
‘ID’ sound ‘D’ sound ‘T’ sound
start used talked
ended studied walked
edited travelled helped
wanted tried matched
pointed played missed
needed listened placed
added filmed liked
decided happened stopped
loved parked
cleaned laughed
looked
Do you find the ‘t’ Many learn
ers
ending difficult? do.
Imagine you’re playing the drums! Listen and
practise
Practice these sounds
as if you were paying
imaginary drums.
‘K’
and
‘T’
Then practice them together:
‘K’ - ‘T’ as fast as you can.
And then finally practice saying them at the end of a word:
Wal-k-t