Pronunciation of regular past verb ending -ed

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/

The –ed ending in English has:

3 different sounds

• Reached• Touched • Trapped • Passsed• Knocked • Kissed• Laughed

Some regular past verbs end with a “/t/” sound: Voiceless sound: – p – k – s – ch – sh – f – x – h – pronounce ED as “T”

• Lived• Scared • Dared • Closed • Answered • Appeared• Arrived• Believed

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”

• Accepted• Afforded• Landed• Needed• Painted• Rested• Scolded• Started

Other regular verbs end with an “/id/” sound: T or D pronounce ED as “ID”

• And with practice, you can start to learn and memorize correct pronunciation.