Emily Dickinson Questions
Emily Dickinson Questions
Present & Past Tense Verbs & “ED” Pronunciation
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1) Who is Emily Dickinson?

American poet.

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8) How only was Emily when she died?

55 years old.

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What is the past tense of the verb “hide”?

Hid

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7) Did she see a doctor when she became ill?

No, she did not.

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4) Did Emily have siblings (brother or sister)?

Yes, she had a brother and a sister.

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What “ED” ending sounds do you hear:

1. Looked

2. Created

1. “T” sound

2. “ID” sound

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2) How many poems did Emily write? How many poems were published?

She wrote about 2,000 poems. 4 of her poems were published.

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3) Which happened first: 

Her poems were published.

She became famous.

1. Her poems were published.


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What is the past tense verbs of these words?

1. Make

2. Take

1. Made

2. Took

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9) Who found her poems?

Her sister.

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10? What happened to her poems after she died?

Her poems were published.

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Spell or write out the past tense verbs of these words?

1. Try

2. Have

3. Are

1. Tried

2. Had

3. Were

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6) What happened to Emily when she got older?

She hid in her house. She never left home. She dressed only in white. 

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5) What happened to Emily when she was 28 years old?

No one really knows. People believed that she loved a married man, and she was unhappy.
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True or False: Some irregular verbs have “ED” endings.

False. All irregular verbs do not have “ED” endings. Regular verbs have “ED” endings.