Pronunciation - 'ed'   watch video








The 'ed' sound may be: /t/,  /d/  or  /id/.

We pronounce it /t/ after verbs finishing in:

se /s/, ce, ss, sh, ch, x, gh, k and p

practised = t
faced
kissed
washed
watched
fixed
laughed
talked
stopped

We pronounce it /d/ after all the other endings except 't' and 'd':

opened = d
dubbed
logged
filled
enjoyed
died
climbed
lived
rowed
queued
starred
blazed

We pronounce it /id/ after 'd' and 't':

needed = id
wanted


Hiss
Toss
Pass
Bless

Cash
Rush
Fish
Crash

Patch
Fetch




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