Pronouncing the -ed Ending
There are 3 ways to pronounce -ed at the end of verbs.
The only time you add a syllable is when the base form of the verb ends with a -t or -d:
| start à started [star tid] | fold à folded [fol did] |
For all other verbs, there is no
additional syllable when you add -ed.
The final sound of the verb is changed, however, to a t or
a d.
| Final sound is changed to t | Final sound is changed to d |
| when last sound of verb is: | when last sound of verb is: |
| k, ck, ch, sh, s, x, p, f | m, n, l, z, b, g, r, v |
| talk à talked [talkt] | blame à blamed [blamd] |
| check à checked [chekt] | plan à planned [pland] |
| search à searched [searcht] | pull à pulled [puld] |
| flash à flashed [flasht] | buzz à buzzed [buzd] |
| kiss à kissed [kist] | rub à rubbed [rubd] |
| hex à hexed [hext] | change à changed (changd] |
| stop à stopped [stopt] | roar à roared [roard] |
| fluff à fluffed [fluft] | save à saved [savd] |
(c)David Tillyer