Pronunciation: the -ed ending: How and When to Use in English
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Pronunciation: the -ed ending
Reminder: in the past simple tense, regular verbs end in -ed.
He worked for a large corporation. (to work)
The -ed ending can be pronounced in different ways:
- verbs ending in d or t →
started
needed
- verbs ending in b, g, l, m, n, r, v, z →
called
rained
- verbs ending in p, f, k, s, sh, ch, gh, c, x →
talked
missed
Which of the following options did you hear?
Which of the following options did you hear?
You heard included . Since the infinitive form (to include) ends in a “d” sound (don't forget that the final ‑e is silent!), -ed is pronounced as . Other examples: needed ; wanted.
Are you on cloud nine? Good for you! However, here you heard included .
Including ends in -ing , whereas here you heard included, which ends in -ed . Other words ending in ‑ing are: going ; exciting.
Which word did you hear?
Which word did you hear?
Rainy ends in -y . Here, you heard rained ending in -ed . Other words ending in -y are: happy ; funny .
You heard rained . When you pronounce its ending, the letter e is silent, so -ed sounds like . Other examples: explained ; trained .
Here you heard rained , not rhino .
How do you pronounce the word cooked?
How do you pronounce the word cooked?
In this clip you heard cookie , not cooked . Other words that end similarly to cookie are: brownie ; Kylie .
This is exactly how we pronounce cooked: . The letter e is silent and the ‑d at the end is pronounced as . Other examples: watched ; fixed.
Here you heard coke with a silent -e at the end, not cooked . Other words that end like coke are: smoke , joke
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