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Irregular Simple Past- Pronunciation and Storytelling

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Irregular Past Simple verbs with the same vowel sound pron and speaking

By: Alex Case
Level: All Levels
Theme: General
Study Area: Past Tenses
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Lesson Plan Content:


Irregular Past Simple pronunciation and storytelling

Teacher’s instructions

Cut up one set of cards per group of two to four students. There are two games, which can be played with either of the two games first:

  • Students take turns continuing a story (perhaps starting with a line that you give them) with the verbs there until all of them are finished, until they finish the story or until they give up.
  • Students work together to put the verbs into columns by their Past Simple vowel sound. To help them, you can tell them that one vowel sound has just one example, the next vowel sound has two examples etc, all the way up to eight for the vowel sound with most examples. They can then go onto play a Snap or Pelmanism game.

Students who already know the language quite well can try just with the version in the infinitive, perhaps using version already in the Past Simple to help them check their answers. You could also give out uncut-up copies of the worksheets for students to check their answers with (as the verbs are in categories on the worksheets).

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Cards to be cut up – Already in Simple Past version

 

ate

 

 

fell

 

broke

 

made

 

 

felt

 

chose

 

came

 

 

went

 

rode

 

gave

 

 

slept

 

spoke

 

paid

 

 

left

 

stole

 

became

 

met

 

woke

 

 

 

read

 

wrote

 

 

 

said

 

 

 

 

caught

 

ran

 

 

flew

 

fought

 

sang

 

 

grew

 

saw

 

sat

 

 

knew

 

thought

 

swam

 

 

 

 

drank

 

 

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Cards to be cut up – Not yet in Simple Past version

 

eat

 

 

fall

 

break

 

make

 

 

feel

 

choose

 

come

 

 

go

 

ride

 

give

 

 

sleep

 

speak

 

pay

 

 

leave

 

steal

 

become

 

meet

 

wake

 

 

 

 

 

read

 

write

 

 

 

 

 

say

 

 

 

 

catch

 

run

 

fly

 

fight

 

sing

 

 

grow

 

 

see

 

sit

 

 

know

 

 

think

 

swim

 

 

 

 

drink

 

 

 

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