Three Pronunciations of the ED

​Three Pronunciations of the Suffix , "Ed"

​ Final ed has /t/ sound after voiceless consonants like /k/ or /f/.


walked
flourished
slipped
slumped
decreased
enriched
brandished
laughed

​A voiceless consonant is one which does not have a vibration of the vocal cords. If you put your hand on your throat as you pronounce a voiceless phoneme, you will push out air to make the sound , but not while using your voice.



/t/
passed
walked
pushed
crouched

​The final 'ed" is pronounced /d/ after voiced consonants like /z/ or /v/. The "ed" in sneezed is pronounced /d./

sneezed
squeezed
waved
primed
mentioned
encircled
obliged
gazed

​ An voiced consonant makes a vibrating sound when you pronounce it. Touch your throat when you say /z/. Your vocal cords vibrate with fricative sounds.

buzzed
cruised
blazed

​Words that end in a t or d generally require an extra syllable to pronounce the " ed" as /id./


dated
posted
waded
graded

Multiple Choice

Say the verb and choose the sound of the "ed."

laughed

• /t/

• /d/

• /ed/

Multiple Choice

Say the verb and choose the ending that you hear:

touched

• /t/

• /d/

• /id/

Multiple Choice

Say the verb and choose the ending sound that you hear:

drifted

• /t/

• /d/

• /id/

Multiple Choice

Say the verb and choose the sound that you hear at the end:

numbered

• /t/

• /d/

• /id/

Multiple Choice

Say the verb and choose the sound that you hear at the end:

filled

• /t/

• /d/

• /id/

Multiple Choice

Say the verb and choose the sound that you hear at the end:

fished

• /t/

• /d/

• /id/

Multiple Choice

Say the verb and choose the sound that you hear at the end: chatted

• /t/

• /d/

• /id/