Simple past Regular Verb Pronunciation

Group A Voiceless sound: p k s ch sh f x h - pronounce ED as T Example: Ask, asked = ask(T) Ed as T Asked (askt) baked (beikt) brushed (bruhsht) cooked (cukt) cracked (creckt) crashed (crsht) danced (da:ns) t dressed (drsst) dropped (drpt) escaped (squeipt) finished (fnisht) fixed (fxt) !uessed (!uest) helped (Rlpt) hoped (Roupt) hiked (Raikt) "oked (Joukt) "umped (J pt) knocked (nkt) kissed (kist) lau!hed (l!f) t locked (lkt) looked (lukt) missed (mist) mixed (m#xt) packed (p$kt) passed (pest) picked (p#kt) pressed (pr$st) pronounce (pronaunst) relaxed (ril"t) slipped (slpt) smoked (s oukt) stopped (s#pt) shopped (shpt) talked (#lkt) t%ped (#aipt) &alked ($lkt) &ashed ($sht) Voiced sound: l ( n m r b ( ! & % * and (o&el sounds (diphthon!s) pronounce ED as +D, E"a ple: Allo&, allo&ed = allo&(-) &atched ($tcht) &orked ($orkt) %&TE: 'ook carefull% for 'erbs, not for nouns or ad"ecti(es because in some cases the% ha(e some phonetic differences) Group (

Ed as D ad(ised (ad.'ai)) d a!reed (a*rid) allo&ed (alald) ans&ered (ensord) appeared (apir:d) arri(ed (arai(d) belie(ed (bil(d) belon!ed (biln!d) burned (buhrnd) called (cld) carried (+rid) chan!ed (#chnd"id) cleaned (clind) closed (clou*d) co(ered (cor(d) cried (craid) dama!ed (demed"id) described (discraibd) died (daid) dried (draid) earned (,r:nd) en"o%ed (en-id) entered (nterd) explained (e"-pleind) explored (e"-plord) filled (fild) follo&ed (floud) happened (Rpend) inter(ie&ed (inter'i$d) ima!ined (i d"ind) "ailed (-eield) killed (kild) listened (lissend) li(ed (l#(d) lo(ed (l(d) measured ( d"urd)

mo(ed ( u(d) opened (oupend) planned (plend) pla%ed (pleid) performed (performd) pulled (puld) reali*ed (rialai*id) remembered (re e berd) rained (reind) repaired (riper:d) sa(ed (sei(d) shared (shr:d) sha(ed (shei(d) sho&ed (shoud) si!ned (.aind) slammed (sl$md) sta%ed (steid) sno&ed (snoud) studied (s#did) tried (traid) tra(eled (#ra(eld) turned (t/rnd) used (iusid) &elcomed (ulcomd) &hispered (uisperd) &orried (u/rid) %a&ned (%nhond) Group 0: T or - pronounce ED as +1D, E"a ple: 0eed, needed = need(id)

landed (lendid) needed (ndid) painted (peintid) planted (plentid) printed (printid) presented (presentid) pretended (pri#endid) protected (pro#ectid) pro(ided (pro'aidid) rented (r,ntid) repeated (riptid) reported (rip/rtid) respected (rispctid) rested (rstid) scolded (scoldid) skated (s+eitid) started (s#2rtid) shouted (shaltid) treated (#rtid) (isited ('sitid) &aited (ueitid) &anted ($antid) &asted (ueistid)

Ed as 1D Accepted (ac-cptid) afforded (af/rdid) attended (a#,ndid) arrested (arstid) collected (colctid) contacted (con#rctid) counted (c2untid) decided (di.aidid) defended (dif,ndid) demanded (di endid) di(ided (di'aidid) ended (ndid) expanded (ex-pndid) expected (ex-pctid) exported (ex-portid) flooded (fluhdid) !raduated (!rad-ueitid) hated (Reitid) hunted (Rntid) included (includid) in(ited (in'aitid) in(ented (in'ented)