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In the case of ed below this is illustrated.  When you come to the letter ed you always </div> <div> say it like a t first.  If this does not sound right then you go to the d sound and fianlly to the ed sound. </div> <div> <A HREF="#a_longer_explanation" TITLE="intersection letters"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f00000ff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">for a longer explanation click here</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#_" TITLE="intersection letters"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f00000ff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Look at the illustration below</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#first_you_say_____t__tuh_" TITLE="intersection letters"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f00000ff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">how do you say it</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#first_you_say_tuh" TITLE="intersection letters"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f00000ff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">check out some examples by clicking here</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#intersection_letters" TITLE="intersection letters"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f00000ff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">other intersection letters click here</U></A></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="173a0030.jpg" border=0 width="672" height="771" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="first_you_say_____t__tuh_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="174df6d0.png" border=0 width="223" height="109" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>First you say</B></FONT>     <B>t (tuh)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Then you say</B>        <B> </B><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>d (duh)</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>then you say</B><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#008000" FACE="Arial" ><B>ed (ehd)</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="176c0610.png" border=0 width="192" height="97" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> How do you say it?</div> <div> 1.</div> <div> 2.</div> <div> 3.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U> <A NAME="first_you_say_tuh"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> <B><U>first you say tuh</U></B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">worked </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">kissed </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">baked</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">fixed</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">liked</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">pinched</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">remarked</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">shaped</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">addressed</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">placed</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">pressed</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">helped</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">picked</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>first you say tuh then you say duh</U></B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">filled </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">played</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">cleaned</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">trained</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">flawed</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">mattered</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">diabled</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">shared</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">inspired</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">loved</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">spared</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">rescued</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">robbbed</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">learned</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">thrilled</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">joked</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>first you say tuh then you say duh then you say ed</U></B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">naked</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">treated</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">estimated</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">afflicted</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">documented</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">needed</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">pointed</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">created</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">education</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">motivated</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">collected</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">gifted</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">minded</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000800000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">spirited</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U> <A NAME="intersection_letters"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>INTERSECTION LETTERS</U></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> C</div> <div> EA</div> <div> OO</div> <div> I</div> <div> IE</div> <div> O</div> <div> OU</div> <div> Y</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U> <A NAME="a_longer_explanation"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B><B><U>A LONGER EXPLANATION:</U></B></div> <div> There are basically three sounds you have to know when you look at the letter ed. The only question that comes up is which to say in what order.  Like an intersection, the right of way goes to who got there first and then to the person on the right. </div> <bR> <div> In this case the first way to say the letter is like a t  or tuh. If that doesn't sound correct then you go to the next way. Which would be like a d or duh and if that doesn't sound right then you  go to the next way ed.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">this means that any time you see the letter ed first you say it like a t (tuh). </div> <div> Like the words </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">worked</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">picked</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">liked</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">If the t doesn't sound right the next way is like a d (duh)  </div> <div> like the words</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     fanned</div> <div>                first say tuh  or fant </div> <div>                     then if  that doesn't sound right then you say duh or fand(uh) </div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     planned</div> <div>                plant </div> <div>                then you say pland(uh) </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">finally if the first two did not sound correct then you say ed </div> <div>      like the word requested </div> <div>                first you say t </div> <div>                     then you say d </div> <div>                          then you say ed. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The two-way letters were much easier but they were done the same way.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>