-ed endings (2)

1. Verbs and participles ending in -ed.

Select a number in the menu to show how many syllables the words have.

For example:

changed has 1 syllable
mended has 2 syllables

Now listen to the words.

2. Pronunciation in context.

Practise saying the words and sentences after the recording.

1	striped
	a pin-striped suit
	He wears a pin-striped suit to work.
2	checked
	a checked apron
	I wear a checked apron when I cook.
3	patterned
	a patterned dress
	She was wearing a patterned dress.
4	ironed
	ironed overalls
	He wears nicely ironed overalls.
5	stone-washed
	stone-washed jeans
	She always buys stone-washed jeans.
6	high-heeled
	high-heeled boots
	High-heeled boots are in fashion again.
7	sleeved
	short-sleeved
	I'll wear a short-sleeved blouse.
8	bell-bottomed
	bell-bottomed jeans
	I used to wear bell-bottomed jeans.

3. Verb tenses in context.

Listen to the sentences and decide whether they are in the past, in the present, or we don't know without more context information.