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-ed endings pronunciation

What is the sound at the end of the verb?


Is it t or d? [-Id] (extra syllable) Is it unvoiced? [-t] (no extra syllable)
p hope stop mop drop type jump drip
want end
f laugh sniff
paint mend
plant fade s notice fax impress relax miss kiss produce
grant invade sh wash flush blush rush
wait need ch watch scratch match fetch
waste decide k like work walk hike bike
visit plead
test seed etc., etc....
taste provide
Is it voiced? [-d] (no extra syllable)
support remind
lift shade [all other sounds]
post scold play tidy pray marry study try lie satisfy
etc., etc.... move dive prove improve shave serve
listen warn rain return join
repair care share dare
suffer offer retire cure
Download allow
boil
queue
kill
slow row
fill jail roll kneel
this mp3 beg
warm
jog
jam
flog
dream steam seem lean
(free) sneeze
rob
please
sob
buzz
etc., etc....

Try reading these sentences out loud. Answers 


She stopped running. stop-t
I liked the song, but it ended too soon. So I played it again. like-t end-Id play-d
She moved house, because she'd started a new job in the city. move-d start-Id
We visited our friends and laughed a lot. visit-Id laugh-t
We lifted the box onto the table. lift-Id
She posted my letter for me. post-Id
He boiled the kettle, and then listened to the radio. boil-d listen-d
He scratched his head. scratch-t
We needed their help, so they helped us. need-Id help-t
What happened to you? happen-d
I was proved wrong. He proved me wrong. prove-d prove-d
We painted the fence for our grandmother. She liked what we'd done. paint-Id like-t
The king's army invaded the city, destroyed the castle and kidnapped the princess. invade-Id destroy-d kidnap-t
He flushed the toilet. flush-t
We tasted the soup. We served the soup. The guests were very satisfied. taste-Id serve-d satisfy-d
You've been warned already!!! warn-d
We queued for hours to get our tickets. queue-d
Michelle planted a tree. Then she hopped, skipped and jumped around the garden. plant-Id hop-t skip-t jump-t
He listened to the radio, then he watched some TV, then he played the piano. listen-d watch-t play-d
She improved the recipe when she added more flour. improve-d
I guessed the answer, but got it wrong. So I kicked the table. guess-t kick-t
We waited and waited, but the bus didn't come. So we walked home. wait-Id walk-t
He was jailed because he'd killed a man. In jail he decided to change his ways. jail-d kill-d decide-Id
He fixed the television. (or) He repaired the television. (it means the same thing) fix-t repair-d
They got married last summer, but it rained on their wedding day. marry-d rain-d
I allowed the children to climb the apple tree, becuase they'd asked me so politely. allow-d ask-t
He failed to notice that his bike had been fixed. fail-d fix-t
2 years ago I failed my exams, so last year I studied hard. That's why I passed! fail-d study-d pass-t
We laughed when we spotted his new hat. laugh-t spot-Id
I wasn't very impressed when he told me what he'd done. impress-t

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