Pronunciation of the simple past -ed There are three ways to pronounce the final –ed of regular verbs in the simple past. This pronunciation is determined by the final sound of the verb in the base form: Is it a voiced consonant, an unvoiced consonant, or a vowel sound? After unvoiced sounds such as p, f, s, k, , and the final –ed is pronounced like t as in the word cat. Note that the –e remains silent. IPA base simple form past p help helped f stuff stuffed laugh laughed miss missed dice diced fix fixed look looked fish fished march marched s k After voiced sounds such as b, g, v, z, , , m, n, ŋ, l, , and r the final –ed sound is pronounced like d as in good. Note that the –e remains silent. IPA base simple form past b grab grabbed g hug hugged v save saved z ooze oozed please pleased massage massaged rage raged m resume resumed n sign signed ŋ bang banged l peel peeled breathe breathed honor honored r The final –ed is also pronounced like the d in good after all vowel sounds. Note that the –e again remains silent. base simple form past stay stayed free freed lie lied hoe hoed sue sued ski skied snow snowed try tried For verbs ending in d and t the final –ed is pronounced Id as in the final two letters of the word did. base simple form past add added grade graded decide decided exit exited taste tasted object objected Note here that the –e is not silent and this final –ed sound adds another syllable to the end of the verb. one two syllable syllables add add·ed exit exit·ed two syllables three syllables de·cide de·cid·ed ob·ject ob·ject·ed Remember, if the base form of the verb does not end with a d or a t, no extra syllable is added. PRACTICE (Complete the chart: only the column in the middle. Then read aloud and record) VERBS 1) wanted 2) closed 3) needed 4) lived 5) talked 6) kissed 7) parked 8) helped 9) played 10) waited 11) opened 12) folded 13) asked 14) baked 15) believed 16) called 17) arrested 18) decided 19) checked 20) described 21) escaped 22) expect 23) forced 24) involved 25) named 26) needed 27) reported 28) stopped 29) treated 30) used 31) repeated 32) worked 33) captured 34) arrested 35) grabbed 36) announced 37) accused 38) posted 39) watched 40) decided ed = / d / - / t / - / Id / / Id / /d/ / Id / /d/ /t/ pronunciation Take this test and send me your grade. https://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/Pronouncing%20ED%20Endings%20Exerci se%20Final%20Exam.htm
