LEVEL 40
Building Blocks of a Sentence
Learn how to construct sentences with clauses, phrases, and conjunctions.
Learning Materials
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Level 40 Assessment
A score of 80% is required to pass.
Bonus: Pronunciation Task
Learning: The “-ed” Ending
The “-ed” ending in past tense verbs has three different sounds. The sound depends on the *final sound* of the base verb.
- /t/ sound: After voiceless sounds (like p, k, s, f, sh, ch). e.g., “hopped”, “looked”, “washed”.
- /d/ sound: After voiced sounds (like l, v, n, g, r, b, z, m) and vowel sounds. e.g., “played”, “loved”, “opened”.
- /ɪd/ sound: After ‘t’ or ‘d’ sounds. e.g., “wanted”, “needed”, “started”.
Pronunciation Test
How is the “-ed” ending pronounced in the following words?