Two Shopping Trips
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Mrs. Smith needs to buy a new dress and a present for her daughter. Yesterday, she looked at many different dresses, but she did not like them. Today, she looks at a yellow dress and a blue dress. Finally, she buys the blue dress for $200. Yesterday, Mrs. Smith did not know what to buy for her son. She looked at some sweaters, shirts and pants. Then she looked at a new soccer ball. She still could not decide. Today, Mrs. Smith buys her son a new watch. She finally finishes shopping.
English Speaking Exercise
Mrs. Smith, looked,
(some English verbs that end in "ed" have a silent "e." It is pronounced look'd)
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Well done! Another way to understand the pronunciation of "looked" is "lookt." Remember the "r" in English does not have an "h" sound. Continue!
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