1. ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

2. HOW TO PRONOUNCE –ED IN ENGLISH

3. THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE OF ALL VERBS END IN –ED. FOR EXAMPLE: BASE FORMPAST SIMPLEPAST PARTICIPLE HELPHELPED IN ADDITION, MANY ADJECTIVES ARE MADE FROM THE PAST PARTICIPLE AND SO END IN –ED. FOR EXAMPLE: I LIKE PAINTED FURNITURE

4. THE QUESTION IS: HOW DO WE PRONOUNCE THE –ED? THE ANSWER IS THE QUESTION IS: HOW DO WE PRONOUNCE THE –ED? THE ANSWER IS / I d/ /t/ /d/

5. / I d/ Voiceless Sound /t/ Base verbExample with -ed /t/ wantwanted Voiced sound /d/ Base verbExample with -ed /d/ endended

6. /t/ Voiceless soundsBase verbExample with -ed helphelped workworked washwashed watchwatched fixfixed laughlaughed

7. /d/ Voiced sounds (all other sounds) Base verbExample with -ed playplayed begbegged proveproved etc,…

8. EXCEPTIONS: THE FOLLOWING –ED WORDS USED AS ADJECTIVES ARE PRONOUNCED WITH /I d /: crooked naked ragged wicked

9. PRACTISING –ED PRONUNCIATION The following words end in –ed and they have different pronunciation endings. Write the words in the correct column: counted lived climbed liked needed cleaned boxed stopped moved wished / I d//t//d/

10. /Id//t//d/ countedlikedlived neededboxedclimbed stoppedcleaned wishedmoved Now check your answers