Students are often confused by the pronunciation of 'ed' endings of the regular past tense verbs in English. There are three rules on the pronunciation of 'ed' endings, they are:
1. If the end sound in the word is k, s,ch, sh, f, p, th, the 'ed' is pronounced 't'.
Example: baked - puffed - stopped - missed - wished - watched
2. If the end sound in the word is 't' or 'd', the 'ed' is pronounced 'id'
Example: tested - waited - ended - faded
3. All others are pronounced 'd'.
Example: rubbed - dragged - waved - caused - judged - called - seemed - cared - loaned - flowed - annoyed
Now remember in all these cases we are not talking about spelling, we are talking about sounds. Don't get confused by that. Pronounce the word first without the 'ed' ending to listen to what exactly the end sound is, then you will know how to pronounce the ending when it's attached to the word.
Here are some more practice lessons:
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
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