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    There are 3 ways to pronounce the ending -ed in English words: /id/, /d/, or /t/. The pronunciation depends on whether the final sound of the base verb is voiced or unvoiced. If the final sound is unvoiced except for /t/, -ed is pronounced /t/; if the final sound is voiced except for /d/, -ed is pronounced /d/; if the final sound is /d/ or /t/, -ed is pronounced /id/. Some exceptions exist where -ed words used as adjectives are pronounced with /id/ regardless of voicing.

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    There are 3 ways to pronounce the ending -ed in English words: /id/, /d/, or /t/. The pronunciation depends on whether the final sound of the base verb is voiced or unvoiced. If the final sound is unvoiced except for /t/, -ed is pronounced /t/; if the final sound is voiced except for /d/, -ed is pronounced /d/; if the final sound is /d/ or /t/, -ed is pronounced /id/. Some exceptions exist where -ed words used as adjectives are pronounced with /id/ regardless of voicing.

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    There are 3 ways to pronounce the ending -ed in English words: /id/, /d/, or /t/. The pronunciation depends on whether the final sound of the base verb is voiced or unvoiced. If the final sound is unvoiced except for /t/, -ed is pronounced /t/; if the final sound is voiced except for /d/, -ed is pronounced /d/; if the final sound is /d/ or /t/, -ed is pronounced /id/. Some exceptions exist where -ed words used as adjectives are pronounced with /id/ regardless of voicing.

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    There are 3 ways to pronounce the ending -ed in English words: /id/, /d/, or /t/. The pronunciation depends on whether the final sound of the base verb is voiced or unvoiced. If the final sound is unvoiced except for /t/, -ed is pronounced /t/; if the final sound is voiced except for /d/, -ed is pronounced /d/; if the final sound is /d/ or /t/, -ed is pronounced /id/. Some exceptions exist where -ed words used as adjectives are pronounced with /id/ regardless of voicing.

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    There are 3 ways to pronounce the final -ed in a word.

    1. -ed = /id/
    2. -ed = /d/
    3. -ed = /t/
    How do you know which sound goes with which word? Look at these verbs:
    kissed
    hoped
    learned
    played
    wanted
    sounded
    Which sound goes with which word?

    Listen
    Here are the rules...
    If the last sound of the word is unvoiced* (uses no only air to make the sound) except t, the-ed will
    sound like /t/.
    Look at the words kiss and hope. The last sound of kiss is /s/. It doesn't use thevoice to make the
    sound. So the -ed will not use a voice to make a sound either. The word sounds like /kist/. The
    word hope ends with /p/. It doesn't use the voice so /t/ is at the end. It sounds like /hopt/.
    If the last sound of the word is voiced* (uses some noise to make the sound) except d, the -ed will
    sound like /d/.
    Look at the words learned and played. The last sound of learn is /n/. It uses the voice. The -ed will
    also have a voice sound like /d/. So learned sounds like /lernd/. Play also has a voiced sound at the
    end. Played is pronounced /pleid/.
    If the last sound to the word is /d/ or /t/, the -ed will sound like /id/.
    Look at the words wanted and mended. They end with a /t/ or /d/. Wantedsounds like /wantid/
    and mended sounds like /mendid/.
    Note: Don't think about the spelling, only think about the final sound. For example, cough sounds like
    /kaf/. /f/ is unvoiced. Coughed is /kaft/.
    *If you are not sure if a sound is voiced or unvoiced, put your hand on your throat when you say the
    sound. If it is voiced, you will feel a vibration, or movement, in your throat. If it is unvoiced, you will
    feel nothing in your throat.

    How to Pronounce -ed in English
    The past simple tense and past participle of all regular verbs end in -ed. For
    example:
    base verb
    (v1)
    past simple
    (v2)
    past participle
    (v3)
    work worked worked
    In addition, many adjectives are made from the past participle and so end in -
    ed. For example:
    I like painted furniture.
    The question is: How do we pronounce the -ed?
    The answer is: In 3 ways - / Id/ or / t/ or / d/
    If the base verb ends in
    one of thesesounds:
    example
    base
    verb*:
    example
    with -
    ed:
    pronounce
    the -ed:
    extra
    syllable?
    unvoiced /t/ want wanted / Id/ yes
    voiced /d/ end ended
    unvoiced /p/ hope hoped / t/ no
    /f/ laugh laughed
    /s/ fax faxed
    /S/ wash washed
    /tS/ watch watched
    /k/ like liked
    voiced all other
    sounds,
    for example...
    play played / d/
    allow allowed
    beg begged
    * note that it is the sound that is important, not the letter or spelling. For
    example, "fax" ends in the letter "x" but the sound /s/; "like" ends in the letter
    "e" but the sound /k/.
    Exceptions
    The following -ed words used as adjectives are pronounced with /Id/:
    aged
    blessed
    crooked
    dogged
    learned
    naked
    ragged
    wicked
    wretched
    So we say:
    an aged man /Id/
    a blessed nuisance /Id/
    a dogged persistence /Id/
    a learned professor - the professor, who was truly learned /Id/
    a wretched beggar - the beggar was wretched /Id/
    But when used as real verbs (past simple and past participle), the normal rules
    apply and we say:
    he aged quickly /d/
    he blessed me /t/
    they dogged him /d/
    he has learned well /d/ or /t/

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