PRONUNCIATION – the ED sound
There are three different ways to pronounce the ‘ED’ ending of regular verbs in the simple past tense: / t/ , / d / or / id /. The pronunciation depends on the sound at the end of the infinitive of the main verb and whether it is voiced or not. A voiced sound is one that vibrates in your throat when you say it.
T – For verbs ending in a voiceless sound (sounds made in the mouth, not the throat) we add a T sound when adding ED.
- ask – asked (askt);
- kiss – kissed (kist);
- relax – relaxed (relakst)
D – For verbs ending in a voiced sound (sounds made in the voicebox, vibrating the throat) we add a D sound when adding ED.
- call – called (calld);
- love – loved (lovd);
- earn – earned (earnd)
ID – For verbs ending in T or D, we cannot add the same sound again so we add ID and a syllable when adding ED.
- want – wanted (wantid);
- need – needed (needed);
SEE ALSO: https://englishyourway.com.br/pronunciation-2/pronunciation-the-ed-sound/
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