The pronunciation rules of regular verbs

Let’s learn about how regular verbs are

pronounced, shall we?
The pronunciation rules of regular verbs
In English, there are two types of verbs: regular and irregular.

Regular verbs are those to which we add -d or -ed when we form their past simple, past
perfect or passive voice form.

E.g.: cook – cooked ; smile – smiled ; visit – visited

Irregular verbs change completely when used in their past or past participle form.

E.g.: run – ran ; drive – drove ; forget - forgot

The pronunciation of regular verbs
We must learn the difference between…

Voiced sounds and voiceless sounds

Voiced sounds vs voiceless sounds
Voiced sounds produce vibration in our vocal cords.

What are the English voiced sounds?

All vowels and some consonants: /b/ of boy , /d/ of dinner, /g/ of great, /v/ of
victory, /m/ of milk, /n/ of night, /ŋ/ of ring, /z/ of zebra, /ð/ of bathe, /ʤ/ of
joy, /r/ of run, /l/ of lamp, /w/ of wait, /ʒ/ of television and /j/ of yoghurt.
Voiced sounds vs voiceless sounds
Voiceless sounds don’t produce any vibration.

What are the voiceless sounds in English?

The consonants /p/ of pen, /t/ of toy , /k/ of cat, /f/ fire , /s/ of song, /θ/ of think , /ʧ/
of chair, /ʃ/ show and /h/ of hand.
How to pronounce regular verbs: Three rules
For verbs ending in the /d/ and /t/ sounds, add /ɪd/
Examples:
decide /dɪ'saɪd/ – decided /dɪ'saɪdɪd/
rent /rent/ - rented /'rentɪd/

For verbs ending in voiced sounds (except /d/), add /d /

Examples:
sunbathe /’sʌnbeɪð/ - sunbathed /’sʌnbeɪðd/
play /pleɪ/ - played /pleɪd/

For verbs ending in voiceless sounds (except /t/), add /t/

Examples
walk /wɔːk/ - walked /wɔːkt/
chop /ʧɒp/ - chopped /ʧɒpt/
Let’s practise!
Say the past simple or past participle of these verbs. In which ones -ed is
pronounced /ɪd/?

arrive ask end invite like boil need park start stay

Remember! The -ed ending is usually pronounced /d/ or /t/; /d/ after a voiced
sound and /t/ after a voiceless sound. Their difference is very small.

We only pronounce the e in -ed when there is a /t/ or /d/ before it, e.g. wanted,
ended. In those cases, -ed is pronounced /ɪd/.