PRONUNCIATION – the ED sound

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 (earned)

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);
  • wait – waited (waitid)
  • need – needed (needid);
  • end – ended (endid)

Pronunciation of the ED sound

How the "-ed" ending is pronounced in the past tense can vary depending on the preceding sound.

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
alerted

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
rushed

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
yawned

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
wanted

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
worried

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
vetoed

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
moved

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
traveled

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
stayed

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
serviced

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
reached

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
recorded

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
questioned

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
preferred

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
modeled

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
mined

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
managed

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
liked

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
learned

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
kicked

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
judged

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
grouped

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
greeted

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
focused

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
feared

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
dated

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
believed

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
cheated

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
clapped

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What is the sound of the past tense of the following regular verb:
amused

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3 comments

    • Pedro Rojas on 29 de October de 2020 at 19:55
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    Gracias por la excelente explicación de la pronunciación en inglés!
    Me gusta , I like it !

    • Pedro Rojas on 29 de October de 2020 at 19:57
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    Thank you for the excellent explanation !.

    • leo on 11 de April de 2021 at 21:56
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    Awesome content!!! Thank u for sharing!!!

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