Peppy English Pronunciation Lesson 1a-Learn English with Steve Ford

I want to learn more english terms more than pronouncing it like native speakers, am i wrong? i? think it is funny to try to speak like natives

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Yes, I understand the 3 different sounds, but the problem is: verbs in past is a tricky thing, and imagine different pronunciations for the same letters!? This is too much! My mother language is Portuguese, where everything is pronounced the same way in which you write and every letter is always the same. I love English because I am a singer and I love to sing in English, but it is tremendously difficult for Brazilians to learn English that is! Thank you Steve!!!

Hi Denise, now that you know what the sounds are, you are halfway to learning? "ed" pronunciation. The next step is practicing these sounds. You said almost impossible, so I am guessing you understand the 3 different sounds, but you need someone to correct you when you are speaking. I have a lot of advanced students who need help with these "ed" endings. They are able to improve their pronunciation because I am always alerting them to the "ed" ending they are pronouncing incorrectly.

Dear Steve, thank you very much for the reply. Of course you are right and your arguments are convincing, but is almost impossible for me to pronounce the "ed" in several different? ways, depending on the words. do you understand me?

Hi Densie, this is the way native speakers talk. You CAN be understood by pronouncing the "ed" incorrectly, but until now, I have never met an English learner? who didn't want to sound more like a native speaker. Does this make sense?

Hello, dear Steve! Is it really necessary to? pronouce that way?

Yes, in? terms of pronunciation, both would be the same and you would only know according to context.

So the only difference 'between work to' and 'worked to'? is into the context?

You are welcome. "worked to" would be wor(ked) to. Since worked takes a "t" sound on the end and "to" also takes "t", the first "t" from the "ed" ending in "worked"? is omitted. Does that make sense?