PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS PRONUNCIATION

1- If the infinitive of the verb has a voiceless sound at the end of it, such
as p, k, s, ch, sh, f, or x, you pronounce the "ed" ending as a "T."

-ed as T

 asked  locked
 baked  looked
 brushed  missed
 cooked  mixed
 cracked  packed
 crashed
 passed
 danced (da:ns) + t  picked
 dressed  pressed
 dropped  pronounced
 escaped  pushed
 finished  relaxed
 fixed  shopped
 guessed  slipped
 helped  smoked
 hiked  stopped
 hoped  talked
 joked  typed
 jumped  walked
 kissed  washed
 knocked  watched
 laughed (læf) + t  worked
 2- If the last sound in the verb is a voiced one, such as in l, v, n, m, r, b,
v, g, w, y, z, and vowel sounds, or diphthongs, then pronounce the
"-ed" ending as "D”
-ed as D  happened
 imagined
 advised (ad’vaiz) + d
 agreed
 allowed  interviewed
 answered  jailed
 appeared  killed
 arrived  listened
 believed  lived
 belonged  loved
 burned  measured
 called  moved
 carried  opened
 changed  planned
 cleaned  played
 closed  performed
 covered  pulled
 cried  rained
 damaged  realized
 described  remembered
 died  repaired
 dried  saved
 earned  shared
 encouraged  shaved
 enjoyed  showed
 entered  signed
 explained  slammed
 explored  stayed
 filled  snowed
 followed  studied
 traveled  welcomed
 tried  whispered
 turned
 used

3- If the last sound in the infinitive verb is a t or d, pronounce the "-ed"

ending as “ID.”

-ed as ID  included

 invented

 accepted  invited

 afforded  landed

 arrested

 attended

 collected  needed

 contacted  painted

 counted  planted

 decided  presented

 defended  pretended

 demanded  printed

 divided  protected

 ended  provided

 expanded  rented

 expected  repeated

 exported  reported

 flooded  respected

 graduated  rested

 hated  scolded

 hunted  shouted
 skated

 started

 treated

 visited

 waited

 wanted

 wasted