-ed pronunciation

Last weekend, I walked to a restaurant. When I got there, I glanced through the menu. The waiter arrived and I ordered a steak. After dinner, the waiter handed me the bill. I left happy because my meal tasted great.

What are the verbs with "-ed" in this text?

• walked, glanced, arrived, ordered, handed, tasted

• walked, got, glanced, arrived, ordered, handed, tasted

• walked, glanced, arrived, ordered, handed, left, tasted

• walked, got, arrived, ordered, handed, tasted

/ed/ is pronounced as /t/ in "walked & glanced".

Can you pronounce these verbs?

/ed/ is pronounced as /d/ in "arrived & ordered".

Can you pronounce these verbs?

/ed/ is pronounced as /id/ in "handed & tasted".

Can you pronounce these verbs?

When verbs end with /t/ and /d/ sounds, -ed is pronounced as /id/, for example:

• wanted

• needed

• looked

• played

• tasted

When verbs end with unvoiced /p/, /k/, /s/, /sh/, /ch/ and /f/ sounds, -ed is pronounced as /t/, for example:

• helped

• laughed

• washed

• watched

• liked

When verbs end with vowel sounds like /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/ and voiced /b/, /g/, /z/, /m/, /n/, /v/ and /l/ sounds, -ed is pronounced as /d/, for example:

• called

• played

• climbed

• moved

• cleaned

Both "promised" and "closed" have letter "s" before "-ed", but "s" in "promise" is pronounced /s/, so "-ed" is pronounced /t/ while "s" in "close" is pronounced /z/, so "-ed" is pronounced /d/.

Can you pronounce "promised" and "closed"?

Read these sentences correctly:

1. 1.I used an umbrella.

2. 2.The ice cream melted.

3. 3.He pushed the door.

4. 4. I studied for the test.