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You may not know the meanings of the following words. Figure out the spelling and<br />

pronunciation of the -ed forms even if you don't know the meanings of the words.<br />

16. mop<br />

17. droop<br />

18. cope<br />

19. rant<br />

20. date<br />

21, heat<br />

22. bat<br />

23. trick<br />

24. fool<br />

25. reward<br />

26. grab<br />

27. dance<br />

28. paste<br />

29. earn<br />

30. grin<br />

31. mend<br />

mop<br />

droop<br />

cope<br />

rant<br />

date<br />

heat<br />

bat<br />

trick<br />

fool<br />

reward +<br />

grab +<br />

dance +<br />

paste +<br />

earn +<br />

grin +<br />

mend +<br />

5-8 SPELLING OF -ED AND -1NG: TWO-SYLLABLE VERBS<br />

VERB SPEAKING STRESS<br />

(a) visit VIS . it<br />

Some verbs have two syuables. m (a): visit has<br />

two syllables: vis + it. In the word miit, the<br />

(b) admit ad.MIT stress is on the fust syllable. In (b): the mess<br />

is on the second syllable in the word admit.<br />

For two-syllable verbs that end in a vowel and a<br />

(c) visit VIS .it visited visiting consonant:<br />

(d) open 0 .pen opened opening The consonant is not doubled if the stress<br />

is on the fmt syllable, as in (c) and (d).<br />

(e) admit ad. MIT admitted admitting The consonant is doubled if the stress is on<br />

(f) occur oc. CUR occurred occur*inp the second syllable, as in (e) and (0.<br />

VERB STRESS -ED FORM -m FORM<br />

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