Alex Oceguera

Three Ways to Pronounce “ed” / d / / t / / Id /

Classify the following verbs in the correct column according to their pronunciation

cried baked crowded

cared missed ended
ruled stopped wanted
seemed shipped rested
spelled stamped needed
filled placed waited
planned wished folded
played washed melted
wagged wrpped floated

Fill in the blanks with the simple past of the following regular verbs. Then write the
correct pronunciation of “ed” in the brackets. /d/ /t/ /Id/

ex. I ___________ rest after playing soccer. need / /

I needed rest after playing soccer. need / Id /

___ ___ on the trampoline. jump / t /

1. The children jumped

2. He ____________
filled the glass with water. fill / d /

3. Grandma ___________
ended his mitten. mend / id /

4. The funny clown ____________

clapped his hands. clap* / t /

5. Nathan __________
waited for his friends. wait / id /

6. The firemen ___________

saved the puppies. save / d /

7. We ____________
hoped that the team would win. hope / t /

8. The campers ___________

headed back to the tent. head / id /

9. The old engine __________

chuged along. chug* / d /

10. He ________
ducked his head down. duck / t /
*Remember to double the final consonant before adding “ed”.

Mark the circle for the correct pronunciation of the ed for each verb.
1 /t/ 1. Use /t/ after unvoiced final sounds f, k, p, s, tß (ch), ß (sh), † (th)
2 /d/ 2. Use /d/ after voiced final sounds b, g, j, l, m, n, r, th, v, z, + vowels
3 /ɪd/ 3. Use /ɪd/ after final /d/ and /t/ .