Was and were

1. Was and were.

Match the questions and the answers.

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2. Was and were.

Listen to the different pronunciation of was in these sentences.

In sentence 1 was is pronounced /wəz/.
In sentence 2 was is pronounced /wɒz/.

Now listen to these sentences and decide how was is pronounced.

3. Was and were.

Listen to the different pronunciation of were in these two sentences.

In sentence 1 were is pronounced /wə/.
In sentence 2 were is pronounced /wɜ:/.

Listen to these sentences and decide how were is pronounced.

4. Conclusions.

Short answers and negatives:

Was is pronounced /wɒz/ and were is pronounced /wɜ:/.

Other contexts:

Was in pronounced /wəz/ and were is pronounced /wə/.

Decide how was and were are pronounced in these sentences.