Lesson 2 - LS, Functions, Pronunciation - FOOD AND DRINK - Page6
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PRONUNCIATION: -ed
Listen to the following regular verbs in the past simple and decide if the suffix –ed is pronounced in the same way.
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the same
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different
If your answer was not correct, listen again for the differences.
The pronunciation of the ending –ed depends on the sound before it. It may be pronounced as [d], [t] or [it].
Now listen again to each word and decide how –ed is pronounced.
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Can you hear the different sounds before –ed?
In the words begged and stayed the sound is voiced. So –ed is also voiced and pronounced as [d].
In the word worked it is [k], a voiceless consonant. So –ed is also voiceless and pronounced as [k].
However, if the word ends in the same sound [t] or [d], as in wait and add, there is an extra vowel to make the ending clear and it is pronounced as [it] or [id]
