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Pronunciation of the Past Tense Marker –d or -ed

The Past Tense Marker –d or –ed is pronounced


/-t/, /-d/ or /-id/ in the following cases.

1.   after the consonants    and /  /


Eg:- wanted /
hated //
headed //
wooded //
completed 
collected 
landed 
waded 

2.   after the voiceless consonant sounds  ,  , ,


,  
Eg:- capped //
booked //
earthed /з:Tt /
watched /wt/
laughed 
passed //
pushed /
stopped 
cooked 
frothed 
matched 
coughed 
missed 
hushed 

after all other voiced consonants and vowels


Eg:- prayed //
clubbed //
praised //
tried //
hinged /
lived //
played 
rubbed 
raised 
fried 
judged 
loved 

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