PRONUNCIATION OF PAST TENSE VERBS

Voiced sound: – l – v – n – m – r – b – v – g – w – y – z – and vowel sounds (diphthongs)

pronounce ED as “D”
Example: Allow, allowed = allow (D)
Ed as “D”

advised (ad’vaiz) + d enjoyed remembered

agreed entered rained
allowed explained repaired
answered explored saved
appeared filled shared
arrived followed shaved
believed happened showed
belonged interviewed signed
burned imagined slammed
called jailed stayed
carried killed snowed
changed listened studied
cleaned lived tried
closed loved traveled
covered measured turned
cried moved used
damaged opened welcomed
described planned whispered
died played worried
dried performed yawned
earned pulled
encouraged realized

Voiceless sound: – p – k – s – ch – sh – f – x – h - pronounce ED as “T”

Example: Ask, asked = ask(T)
Ed as “T”

asked danced (da:ns) + t guessed

baked dressed helped
brushed dropped hoped
cooked escaped hiked
cracked finished joked
crashed fixed jumped

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knocked passed stopped
kissed picked shopped
laughed (læf) + t pressed talked
locked pushed typed
looked pronounced walked
missed relaxed washed
mixed slipped watched
packed smoked worked

T or D pronounce ED as “ID”
Example: Need, needed = need (id)
Ed as “ID”

accepted protected
afforded provided
attended rented
arrested repeated
collected reported
contacted respected
counted rested
decided scolded
defended skated
demanded started
divided shouted
ended treated
expanded visited
expected waited
exported wanted
flooded wasted
graduated
hated
hunted
included
invited
invented
landed
needed
painted
planted
printed
presented
pretended

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