Ed pronunciation
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Instructions: Read about ED pronunciation.
- ED can have three diferent pronunciations:
/d/ /t/ and /ed/
Look at the following video about - ED pronunciation:
Quiz
Getting started: Case 1: /d/
Instructions: Read the information to know about Case 1 /d/
When -ed is preceded by a voiced sound (I, v, m, n, r, b, w, y or z) or by a vowel sound, it is pronounced /d/.
| Verb | Simple past | Verb | Simple past |
|---|---|---|---|
| live | livedvolume_up | carry | carriedvolume_up |
| study | studiedvolume_up | carve | carvedvolume_up |
| stay | stayedvolume_up | change | changedvolume_up |
| answer | answeredvolume_up | close | closedvolume_up |
| allow | allowedvolume_up | describe | describedvolume_up |
| call | calledvolume_up | die | diedvolume_up |
| capture | capturedvolume_up | listen | listenedvolume_up |
Quiz
Case 3: /ed/
When -ed is preceded by the voiceless sound t or the voiced sound d, it is pronounced /ed/
Instructions: Click on each icon to listen and repeat the verbs.
| Verb | Simple past |
|---|---|
| need | neededvolume_up |
| add | addedvolume_up |
| direct | directedvolume_up |
| invent | inventedvolume_up |
| migrate | migratedvolume_up |
| rest | restedvolume_up |
| start | startedvolume_up |
| want | wantedvolume_up |
Quiz
Irregular verbs
Instructions: Click on each icon to listen and repeat the verbs.
| Group | Verb | Simple past |
|---|---|---|
| GROUP 1: No change | put volume_up | putvolume_up |
| cutvolume_up | cutvolume_up | |
| costvolume_up | costvolume_up | |
| shutvolume_up | shutvolume_up | |
| GROUP 2: Final d changes to t | sendvolume_up | sentvolume_up |
| buildvolume_up | builtvolume_up | |
| lendvolume_up | lentvolume_up | |
| GROUP 3: Vowel changes to a | swimvolume_up | swamvolume_up |
| singvolume_up | sangvolume_up | |
| beginvolume_up | beganvolume_up | |
| ringvolume_up | rangvolume_up | |
| runvolume_up | ranvolume_up | |
| GROUP 4: Vowel changes to long o | writevolume_up | wrotevolume_up |
| wakevolume_up | wokevolume_up | |
| stealvolume_up | stolevolume_up | |
| wearvolume_up | worevolume_up | |
| speakvolume_up | spokevolume_up | |
| GROUP 5: Simple past ends on - ought or - aught | fightvolume_up | foughtvolume_up |
| catchvolume_up | caughtvolume_up | |
| teachvolume_up | taughtvolume_up | |
| buyvolume_up | boughtvolume_up | |
| GROUP 6: Long to short vowel change, with d or t ending | losevolume_up | lostvolume_up |
| keepvolume_up | keptvolume_up | |
| leavevolume_up | leftvolume_up | |
| feelvolume_up | feltvolume_up | |
| meanvolume_up | meantvolume_up |