The four ways to say -ed

1. 1
   walk/wɔːk/iAlso said wɑːk.

   verb

   Move along on your feet, one step at a time.
2. 2
   watch/wɑːtʃ/iAlso said wɔːtʃ.

   verb

   Look at something carefully for a while.
3. 3
   laugh/læf/

   noun

   The sound a person makes when something is funny.
4. 4
   climb/klaɪm/

   verb

   Go up toward the top of something.
5. 5
   listen/ˈlɪsən/

   verb

   Pay attention to what you can hear.
6. 6
   clean/kliːn/

   adjective

   With no dirt or mess on it.
7. 7
   want/wɑːnt/iAlso said wɔːnt.

   verb

   Feel that you would like to have something.
8. 8
   wait/weɪt/

   verb

   Stay in one place until something happens.
9. 9
   visit/ˈvɪzɪt/

   noun

   A short trip to see a person or a place.
10. 10
    decide/ˌdɪˈsaɪd/

    verb

    Choose what you are going to do.

The sentences

1. I had to walk home because the bus left.

2. I stayed up late to watch an old movie.

3. His story gave us all a really good laugh.

4. We tried to climb the hill before it got dark.

5. All I did was listen to music and rest.

6. I washed everything until the kitchen was finally clean.

7. I didn't want to leave the house at all.

8. We had to wait an hour for a table.

9. I had a short visit with my sister yesterday.

10. It took us forever to decide where to eat.

Pronunciation

• walk/wɔːk/

  The l is silent: /wɔːk/, so it rhymes with talk.

• laugh/læf/

  The gh is an f sound: /læf/.

• climb/klaɪm/

  No b sound at the end: /klaɪm/.

• listen/ˈlɪsən/

  The t is silent: /ˈlɪsən/.

• decide/ˌdɪˈsaɪd/

  The stress is on the second syllable, and the first is a quick di: /dɪˈsaɪd/.

Questions

What do I say if a coworker asks about my weekend?

You could say something like 'I had to walk home because the bus left' or 'We had to wait an hour for a table.'

What does 'decide' mean here?

It means to choose what you're going to do, as in 'It took us forever to decide where to eat.'

How do you say 'climb'?

It's pronounced /klaɪm/, with no b sound at the end.