Pronunciation guide to past tense regular verbs.

Group A - Voiceless sound Last sound of the verb in infinitive

Group B - Voiced sound Last sound of the verb in infinitive
Group C - T or D Last sound of the verb in infinitive

GROUP A
Voiceless sound: – p – k – s – ch – sh – f – x – h - pronounce ED as “T”
Example: Ask, asked = ask(T)
Ed as “T”
1. asked 1. hoped 1. pressed
2. baked 2. hiked 2. pushed
3. brushed 3. joked 3. pronounced
4. cooked 4. jumped 4. relaxed
5. cracked 5. knocked 5. slipped
6. crashed 6. kissed 6. smoked
7. danced (da:ns) + t 7. laughed (læf) + t 7. stopped
8. dressed 8. locked 8. shopped
9. dropped 9. looked 9. talked
10. escaped 10. missed 10. typed
11. finished 11. mixed 11. walked
12. fixed 12. packed 12. washed
13. guessed 13. passed 13. watched
14. helped 14. picked 14. worked
15. hoped
16. hiked
GROUP B
17. joked
Voiced sound: – l – v – n – m – r – b – v – g – w – y – z – and vowel sounds (diphthongs) pronounce
ED18.asjumped
“D”
19. knocked
Example: Allow, allowed = allow(D)
20. kissed
Ed as “D”
21. laughed (læf) + t 1. welcomed
1. advised (ad’vaiz) + d 1. earned 1. played
22. locked 2. whispered
2. agreed 2. encouraged 2. performed
23. looked 3. worried
3. allowed 3. enjoyed 3. pulled
24. missed 4. yawned
4. answered 4. entered 4. realized
25. mixed
5. appeared 5. explained 5. remembered
26. packed
6. arrived 6. explored 6. rained
27. passed
7. believed 7. filled 7. repaired
28. picked
8. belonged 8. followed 8. saved
29. pressed
9. burned 9. happened 9. shared
30. pushed
10. called 10. interviewed 10. shaved
31. pronounced
11. carried 11. imagined 11. showed
32. relaxed
12. changed 12. jailed 12. signed
33. slipped
13. cleaned 13. killed 13. slammed
34. smoked
14. closed 14. listened 14. stayed
35. stopped
15. covered 15. lived 15. snowed
36. shopped
16. cried 16. loved 16. studied
37. talked
17. damaged 17. measured 17. tried
38. typed
18. described 18. moved 18. traveled
39. walked
19. died 19. opened 19. turned
40. washed
20. dried 20. planned 20. used
41. watched
21. ved
42. worked 21. played 21. welcomed
Group C:
T or D pronounce ED as “ID”
Example: Need, needed = need(id)
Ed as “ID”

1. accepted 1. protected
2. afforded 2. provided
3. attended 3. rented
4. arrested 4. repeated
5. collected 5. reported
6. contacted 6. respected
7. counted 7. rested
8. decided 8. scolded
9. defended 9. skated
10. demanded 10. started
11. divided 11. shouted
12. ended 12. treated
13. expanded 13. visited
14. expected 14. waited
15. exported 15. wanted
16. flooded 16. wasted
17. graduated
18. hated
19. hunted
20. included
21. invited
22. invented
23. landed
24. needed
25. painted
26. planted
27. printed
28. presented
29. pretended
30. protected
31. provided
32. rented
33. repeated
34. reported
35. respected
36. rested
37. scolded
38. skated
39. started
40. shouted
41. treated
42. visited
43. waited
44. wanted