PHONETICS

-ed sound in regular verbs

What are voiced and voiceless sounds?

■ -ED endings have different sounds according to the vocal quality of the last syllable in
the verb.
■ It’s important to know when a verb ends in voiced or voiceless sound, because it is
going to help you pronounce the –ed sound correctly.
■ Voiced sounds are the ones you produce by using your vocal folds (your throat).
■ Voiceless sounds are the ones you produce without using your vocal folds (your
throat), only using air and your mouth.
■ Too identify voiced and voiceless, we have to pay attention to our throat vibration
– Vibration: voiced sound
– No Vibration: voiceless sound
Kinds of sounds

Voiced: with throat vibration

Voiceless: no throat vibration

Fricatives: you blow a little amount of air

Stops: you explode a little amount of air

-ED sounds

■ The termination –ed changes pronunciation if the verb ends in voiced or voiceless
sound.
■ There are three possible pronunciations for –ed:
– /t/: verb ending in voiceless sound;
■ Work, help, watch
– /d/: verb ending in voiced sound;
■ Move, use, play,
– /id/: verb endin in /t/ or /d/;
■ Need, want, pant
 /t/ /d/ /id/
Noticed Installed Wanted
Hopped Pinned Needed
Worked Conquered Visited PRONUNCIATI
Finished Managed Attended ON OF
Attached Moved Assisted REGULAR
Laughed Used Demanded VERBS
Breathed Allowed Hunted
Missed Played Intended
fixed Amazed Repeated