Test Your Own -ed Endings

You are going to design a small, real experiment on your own -ed pronunciation — something you could actually run this week.

Write Your Hypothesis

Complete this: 'If I ___, then my -ed pronunciation will ___.' Be specific about what you will do and what you expect to change.

The One Variable

Pick exactly ONE thing to change — listening more, recording yourself, or drilling one verb group. Write it here.

What Stays the Same

List two things you will NOT change — your study hours, your vocabulary work, your speaking partner. Name your control.

Keep the same

Change only this

How Will You Measure It?

Decide HOW you will know if it worked: a recording, a teacher check, a self-assessment score. Write your measure.

Predict Your Result

Mark where you expect to land after two weeks. Be honest — overconfident predictions are the most interesting to revisit.

No change at all

Massive improvement

What Would Prove You Wrong?

Name the ONE specific result that would mean your hypothesis was completely wrong. Be as precise as possible — vague answers don't count.

The Real Fear

Look back at step 5. Are you more afraid this experiment will fail — or that it will succeed and prove the problem was always fixable? Write one word.

Why that word?

Discuss Tell your partner: which result would surprise you more — failure or success?

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