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    The document discusses the pronunciation of words ending in -ed, noting there are three main pronunciations: /ɪd/, /t/, or /d/. It provides examples of each and exceptions for some words used as adjectives that are pronounced with /ɪd/.

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    PRONUNCIATION OF –ED FORMS

    The past simple tense and past participle of all regular verbs end in -ed. For example:

    work, worked, worked

    In addition, many adjectives are made from the past participle and so end in -ed. For example:

    I like painted furniture.

    Thus, the question is, how do we pronounce the -ed? The answer is, in 3 ways:

    • /ɪd/ • /t/ • /d/


    If the base verb ends in one of these example base example with - pronounce extra
    sounds verb* ed the -ed as syllable?
    /t/ want wanted
    /ɪd/ yes
    /d/ end ended
    /p/ hope hoped
    /f/ laugh laughed
    /s/ fax faxed
    unvoiced /t/
    /ʃ/ wash washed
    /ʧ/ watch watched no
    /k/ like liked
    play played
    voiced all other sounds allow allowed /d/
    beg begged

    *Note that it is the sound that is important, not the letter or spelling. For example, fax ends in the letter x
    but the sound /s/; like ends in the letter e but the sound /k/.

    However, the following -ed words used as adjectives are pronounced with /ɪd/:

    • aged • wicked
    • dogged • crooked
    • ragged • naked
    • blessed • wretched
    • learned
    So we say:

    • an aged man /ɪd/


    • a blessed nuisance /ɪd/
    • a dogged persistence /ɪd/
    • a learned professor - the professor, who was truly learned /ɪd/
    • a wretched beggar - the beggar was wretched /ɪd/

    But when used as real verbs (past simple and past participle), the normal rules apply and we say:

    • he aged quickly /d/ • they dogged him /d/


    • he blessed me /t/ • he has learned well /d/ or /t/
     

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