-ED Pronunciation

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THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT SOUNDS FOR THE -ED ENDINGS.

1. When the regular verb or adjective ends in a VOWEL SOUND or voiced consonant sound, ‘R’, ‘B’, ‘G’, ‘L’, ‘M’, ‘N’, ‘V’, ‘Y’, ‘Z’, the -ed is pronounced as /d/.

Example: Imagined

2. When the regular verb or adjective ends in an unvoiced consonant sound 'P', 'F', 'S', 'CH', 'SH', 'K', ‘X’ the -ed is pronunced as /t/.

Example: Watched

3. If the regular verb or adjective ends in 'D' or 'T' the -ed is pronunced as /id/.

Example: Wanted