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Pronunciation of regular past verb ending -ed
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Three Different Pronunciations for Words Ending with "-ed"
For English past tense pronunciation of regular verbs, the "-ed" ending has the following three distinct pronunciations: /id/ /t/ /d/
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The –ed ending in English has:
3 different sounds t d id
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Some regular past verbs end with a “/t/” sound: Voiceless sound: – p – k – s – ch – sh – f – x – h – pronounce ED as “T” Reached Touched Trapped Passsed Knocked Kissed Laughed
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Some regular verbs end with a “/d/” sound: Voiced sound : – l – v – n – m – r – b – v – g – w – y – z – and vowel sounds (diphthongs) pronounce ED as “D” Lived Scared Dared Closed Answered Appeared Arrived Believed
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Other regular verbs end with an “/id/” sound: T or D pronounce ED as “ID”
Accepted Afforded Landed Needed Painted Rested Scolded Started
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And with practice, you can start to learn and memorize correct pronunciation.
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