1. Listen and repeat.
- Tell pupils that they are going to practise saying the sounds of the letters ed in the words played, watched and painted respectively.
- First, put the letters ed with the three phonetic symbols and the words played, watched and painted on the board. Play the recording and ask pupils to repeat a few times. Draw their attention to the three different pronunciations of ed. Then put the three sentences on the board. Play the recording more than once and let pupils say the sentences.
- Do choral and individual repetition of the sounds, words and sentences until pupils feel confident.
- Get some pupils to perform in front of the class. Check as a class and correct the pronunciation, if necessary.
Language note: ed in verbs ending with voiced sounds [e.g. m, n, l] is pronounced /d/; ed in verbs ending with voiceless sounds [e.g. s, x, sh, ch] is pronounced /t/; ed in verbs ending with t or d is pronounced /ɪd/.