Pronouncing the -ed Ending
Pronouncing the -ed
Ending
There are 3 ways to pronounce -ed at the
end of verbs.
The only time you add a syllable is when
the base form of the verb ends with a -t or -d:
| start à started [star tid] | fold à folded [fol did] |
For all other verbs, there is no
additional syllable when you add -ed.
The final sound of the verb is changed, however, to a t or
a d.
| Final sound is changed to t | Final sound is changed to d |
| when last sound of verb is: |
when last sound of verb is: |
| k, ck, ch, sh, s, x, p, f |
m, n, l, z, b, g, r, v |
| talk à talked [talkt] |
blame à blamed [blamd] |
| check à checked [chekt] |
plan à planned [pland] |
| search à searched [searcht] |
pull à pulled [puld] |
| flash à flashed [flasht] |
buzz à buzzed [buzd] |
| kiss à kissed [kist] |
rub à rubbed [rubd] |
| hex à hexed [hext] |
change à changed (changd] |
| stop à stopped [stopt] |
roar à roared [roard] |
| fluff à fluffed [fluft] |
save à saved [savd] |