B. Adding a syliable. Answer the
following question using the past tenses of the verb followed by to and another
verb. Do not realese the /t/ or /d/ before to, but say the sequence /tt/ or
/dt/ together (need to / ‘nidtǝ/, needed to
/’niddItǝ/).
1. When did he need to come?
(He needed to (/’niddItǝ/) to come yesterday.)
2. What did she want to do?
(She wanted to (/’wǝntIdtǝ) experiment last
week.)
3. Where did they decide to go?
(They decided to (/’di’saidIdtǝ/) Ancol this morning.)
4. What did she start to do?
(She started to (/’starttǝ/) survey for a place last week.)
5. When did he expect to be
there?
(He expected to (/’ek’spektIdtǝ/) to be there yesterday.)
6. When did they intend to
arrive?
(They intended to (/’in’tendIdtǝ/) arrive last night.)
7. When did you start to learn
English?
(I started to (/’starttǝ/) learn English when I age seven years old.)
8. Why did you want to come to
the United States?
(I wanted to (/’wǝntIdtǝ) to come to the
United States holiday with my family last night.)
9. When did you decide to come
here?
(I decided to (/’di’saidIdtǝ/) come here this night.)
10. When did you need to apply for visa?
(I needed to (/’niddIdtǝ/) for visa when I get scholarship in the Boston University.)
11. What did you hate to do when you were a child?
(I hated to (/’heittǝ/) when I were a child.)
C. Adding a Syllable. Answer
the following questions the pas tense of the verb. Don’t drop medial /t/ :
started doesn’t sound the same as starred.
1. When did you start looking
for an apartement?
(I started (/t) looking for an
apartement last week.)
2. What did you advisor suggest
doing?
(My advisor suggested (/t/) doing
I investment securities.)
3. What did your end up telling
your advisor?
(I ended (/Id/) up telling how
about a good investment to my advisor.)
4. How did your roommate first
treat you?
(My roommate first treated (/t) a
good person.)
5. Who did you visit over the
weekend?
(I visited (/Id/) to village my
brother and my sister over the weekend.)
6. How did you mother sound
over the phone?
(My mother sound overed (/d) push
button switch the phone.)
7. How many times did your
teacher repeat the instructions?
(My teacher repeated (/Id/) the
instructions ten minutes.)
8. Who did the teacher point
at?
(The teacher pointed (/Id/) at
Mr. Andi)
9. What did you avoid doing
over the weekend?
(I avoided (/Id/) work doing over
the weekend)
10. How long did you attend high school?
(I attended (/Id/) high school
three years ago.)
D. Linking onto Vowels. Answer the
following questions using the past tense of the verb and be sure to link the
final /t/ or /d/ to the following word. Remember that /h/ in him and her
is silent when the pronoun is linked to the preceding word.
1. What did you talk about last
night?
(I talked (/t/) about film action
last night.)
2. Who did the class laugh at?
(The class laughed (/t/)
at him.)
3. Who did the teacher stare at
angrily?
(The teacher stared (/d/)
at angrily her.)
4. Which room did you walk into
by mistake?
(I walked (/t/) into room empty
by mistake.)
5. Why did the teacher turn
around?
(The teacher turned (/d/) around
by car.)
6. When did he ask her out?
(He asked (/t/) her out
yesterday)
7. Who did you introduce him
to?
(I introduce (/t/) him to Andi.)
8. What sport did you play in
high school?
(I played (/d/) sport football in
high school.)
9. When did you hel your
roommate?
(I helped (/t/) my roommate last
night.)
10. When did your father marry your mother?
(My father marryed (/d/) my
mother last years.)
F. Change the following
verb to the past tense. Write /Id/ (extra syllable), /t/, or /d/ to show how to
pronounce the past tense <ed> ending. (Optional: put each word in a
short sentence).
1. Opened (/d/)
2. Refused (/d/)
3. Attended (/Id/)
4. Climbed (/d/)
5. Persuade (/d/)
6. Preferred (/d/)
7. Hurried (/d/)
8. Charge (/d/)
9. Arrived (/d/)
10. Lasted (/t/)
11. Correct (/Id/)
12. Relaxed (/t/)
13. Hopped (/t/)
14. Enjoyed (/Id/)
15. Related (/d/)
16. Remembered (/d/)
17. Controled (/d/)
18. Ased (/d/)
19. Pretended (/Id/)
20. Died (/d/)
21. Shouted (/t/)
22. Watched (/t/)
23. Explained (/d/)
24. Sewed (/d/)
25. Sliped (/t/)
26. Exchanged (/d/)
27. Reminded (/Id/)
28. Huged (/d/)
Sumber :
Echols, John M and Shadily, Hassan. Kamus Inggris - Indonesia.Jakarta: PT
Gramedia Pustaka Utama.