Exercise 1: Say the following words out loud and put them in the correct columns according to the sound of the adjective or regular past ' ed ':
danced, delighted, drained, amazed, asked, boasted, covered, laughed, opened, listened, looked, naked, packed, placed, played, pleased, pointed, reiterated, screamed, shouted, stopped, tripped, wanted, wasted.
/id/: boasted, delighted, naked, pointed, reiterated, wanted, wasted, shouted.
/t/: asked, danced, laughed, looked, packed, stopped, placed, tripped.
/d/: amazed, covered, drained, opened, listened, pleased, played, screamed
Exercise 2: Use was or were to complete sentences. Read aloud them.
1. I ... in Canberra last spring.
2. We ... at school last Saturday.
3. Tina ... at home yesterday.
4. He ... happy.
5. Robert and Stan ... Garry's friends.
6. You ... very busy on Friday.
7. They ... in front of the supermarket.
8. I ... in the museum.
9. She ... in South Africa last month.
10. Jessica and Kimberly ... late for school.
11. Last year my best friend ... 22 years old.
12. The weather ... cold when we ... in Berlin.
13. Why ... you so angry yesterday?
14. At this time last year Sandra ... in Paris.
15. We ... tired because it … late at night.
16. Tim ... asleep at ten o'clock yesterday.
17. Our hotel last year … small, but it ... very clean.
18. I phoned you at the weekend, but you ... at home.
19. My dad ... at work the whole week, because he was ill.
20. The shops … open yesterday, but we didn't go there.
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