Three sounds of suffix ‘ed’

We know that letters have sounds. Some are voiced which means on sounding these letters, there is
a vibration felt in the throat, while others are unvoiced.

Say the sounds of the letters to understand better.

All vowel sounds are voiced Voiced Consonants Unvoiced Consonants

sounds.

a e i o u b , d, g, v , , z, j, m, n, p,t,k,f, ,s, h, sh, ch, th

ai ee ie oa ue ng,l, r,w ,y, th
 We have learnt in the previous years that we add ‘ed’ to words to show an action
that is completed in the time before now.

We also know the spelling rules for making words with prefix ‘ed’

Words ending in Words ending with e Words ending Words ending

consonant-vowel-consonant with ‘y’ with vowel+y
Double the last letter+ed Just add ‘d’ Drop the ‘y’ Add ‘ed’
+ied
stopped baked cried played
hopped decided tried swayed

However, it is tricky to pronounce the words with the ‘ed’ sound in the end.

This is because suffix ‘ed’ makes three sounds .

/t/,/d/ and /id/

We can decide the sound of ‘ed’ in words by following these simple rules.
 Exercise 2

Read aloud to practice the sounds of suffix ‘ed’

Words with ‘ed’ Words with ‘ed’ Words with ‘ed’ making
making /t/ making /d/ /id/
picked rained chanted
bluffed jammed haunted
pushed tried hunted
laughed cried painted
trapped waved wanted
missed buzzed waited
pinched hugged waded
bathed judged shaded

Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks by adding ‘ed’ to the words given. Remember to follow the
spelling rules.
1. The poor boy ____________ back to the shop hoping to get (rush)
bread to eat.
2. Mother ____________ at the bus stop for almost an hour. (wait)
3. The thirsty crow ____________ for water here and there. (look)
4. The train____________ at the railway station. (halt)
5. Everyone ________________ in appreciation. (applaud)
6. She ______________ the picture in one day. (paint)
Wonder words
borrowed wiped applauded glued

Exercise 4
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Exercise 6