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Study the word list: words ending in en + ed

It is hard to hear the ed in these words and so they are often misspelt with end at the end.

	tightened	I tightened my belt so my trousers did not fall down! *
	frightened	Sally exclaimed that she was frightened of the dark. *
	brightened	In the morning the sky brightened in the east. *
	widened	The road was widened to include a cycle path. *
	lengthened	In the spring the days lengthened. *
	shortened	He had to get his trousers shortened as they were trailing in the dirt. *
	lightened	She lightened the load in the bag by taking out the potatoes. *
	broadened	The school broadened the curriculum by including Chinese. *
	whitened	He had his teeth whitened at the dentist. *
	loosened	They loosened their waistbands after the large dinner. *
	strengthened	The door was strengthened by adding a metal plate to the back of it. *

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

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tightened

frightened

brightened

widened

lengthened

shortened

lightened

broadened

whitened

loosened

strengthened

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