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Pronunciation of -ed in past simple - English lesson
Preterite : -ED at the end of the verb |
Pronunciation |
/id/, /d/ or /t/ |
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1) /id/ | |
/id/ after /d/ and /t/ |
example: want, wanted = want(id) | |||
invited | printed | started | shouted |
decided | flooded | needed | landed |
![]() | Bob painted (id) a beautiful bunch of flowers for his mother. |
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2) /d/ | |||||||||
/d/ after a 'voiced sound' (rub-d) | |||||||||
/b/ | /g/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /r/ | /v/ | /w/ | /y/ | /z/ |
rubbed | bagged | pulled | hummed | earned | scored | lived | snowed | played | used |
![]() | She cleaned (clean-d) the living room while her children were at school. |
3) /t/ | ||||||
/t/ after a 'voiceless sound' (laugh-t) | ||||||
/f/ | /k/ | /p/ | /s/ | /sh/ | /ch/ | /x/ |
laughed | kicked | typed | kissed | pushed | watched | mixed |
![]() | David was late, so he walked (walk-t) very fast. |
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