Ed Sorting Race
Ed Sorting Race
-ed pronunciation Ask the students to shuffle the cards and place them face-down
in a pile on the desk.
Aim Students take turns picking up a verb card and pronouncing the
regular verb on the card in the past tense with the correct -ed
To pronounce and sort sound.
past simple regular verbs
according to their -ed If their partner agrees the pronunciation is correct, the student
ending sounds. writes the verb in the past tense in the corresponding column on
the worksheet.
Preparation If not, the two students together decide on the correct -ed ending
Make one copy of the and categorize the verb accordingly.
verb cards and worksheet
for each pair of students. When a pair has completed the worksheet with verbs, check their
Cut the cards out as answers and score them one point for each correct -ed ending.
indicated.
For any verbs students got wrong, they go back and try to sort
them again for half a point.
Level
The pair with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Elementary (A1-A2)
When everyone has finished, go over any pronunciations that the
students found difficult.
Time
25 minutes Answer key
/d/ /t/ / id /
loved helped waited
played washed started
cried talked downloaded
called watched visited
agreed liked wanted
stayed laughed hated
pulled looked needed
turned jumped ended
closed stopped texted
used cooked counted
saved missed shouted
/d/ /t/ / id /