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How to pronounce the final -ED? (past simple)

It's easy.

1) Identify the final sound of the base verb:

For example, 
'play' ends in /ei/
'start' ends in /t/

etc.

We use "/.../" to show it is a sound.

Warning, we are speaking of the final sound - not the final letter. The sounds are interesting here, not the letters.

Example :

the verb 'fix' ends in the SOUND /s/ because we pronounce it: /fiks/

(the letter "x" is not interesting here")

2) Follow the rules:

➡️ Rule 1)  /d/ (general rule), we pronounce the verb as if there were a "d" at the end.
lived, arrived, enjoyed, played...

➡️ Rule 2) /t/ after the sounds: /p/, /k/, /f/, /s/, /api21*/, /api22*/.

worked (son /k/), watched (api22*), stopped (/p/), washed (api23*)



➡️ Rule 3) /id/ after the sounds /d/ and /t/:

decided, started, wanted, needed

👨🏻‍🏫How do you pronounce the final -ED in these verbs?

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1. listen ? -> listened: /didt I don't know/

2. clean ? -> cleaned: /didt I don't know/

3. look ? -> looked: /didt I don't know/

4. work ? -> worked: /didt I don't know/

5. want ? -> wanted: /didt I don't know/

6. close ? -> closed: /didt I don't know/

7. accept ? -> accepted: /didt I don't know/

8. smoke ? -> smoked: /didt I don't know/

9. stay ? -> stayed: /didt I don't know/

10. visit ? -> -> visited : /didt I don't know/