Mastering The Ed Pronunciation For English Learners

Mastering the -ed
Pronunciation for English

Learners
Learning the correct pronunciation of -ed endings can greatly improve your
fluency in English. In this presentation, we'll explore the three different ways to
pronounce -ed, with plenty of examples and exercises to help you perfect your
skills.
by Reko hary putra, M.Pd

When to use -ed
Past Simple Verbs Past Participles Adjectives
The -ed ending is most The -ed ending is also used The -ed ending can also be
commonly used to form to form past participle used to form adjectives that
regular past simple verb verbs, which are often used describe emotions or
tenses. For example, "I in perfect tenses or as characteristics. For
walked to the park adjectives. For example, "I example, "I'm bored" or
yesterday." have walked to the park "I'm excited."
every day this week" or
"The broken vase."
Pronouncing -ed as /t/
Examples
• Stopped
• Walked
• Laughed
• Missed
1 2 3
Rule Practice
Pronounce -ed as /t/ after voiceless consonants Say the sentences out loud: "He walked to the
(such as p, k, f, s) or when the verb ends in a store", "She missed her train", "I laughed so
voiceless sound hard", "They mopped the floor"
Pronouncing -ed as /d/
Rule Examples Practice
Pronounce -ed as /d/ after • Grabbed Say the sentences out loud:
voiced consonants (such as b, v, • "She lived in Italy for a year", "I
Arrived
g, z) or when the verb ends in a arrived at the party late", "He
• Lived
voiced sound changed his mind about going",
• Changed "I grabbed the ball before it
rolled away"
Pronouncing -ed as /id/
1 Rule 2 Examples 3 Practice
Pronounce -ed as /id/ • Wanted Say the sentences out

after verbs that end in • loud: "I wanted pizza for
Needed
the sounds /t/ or /d/. dinner", "She needed a
• Decided
break from work", "He
• Started decided to go on
vacation", "We started
the project last week"
Examples of Each Pronunciation
/t/ Pronunciation /d/ Pronunciation /id/ Pronunciation
• Asked • Breathed • Divided
• Fixed • Called • Needed
• Kissed • Guarded • Started
• Pushed • Saved • Wanted
Practice Exercises
Sentence Completion Dialogue Practice
Practice the pronunciation

Complete the sentences with the of -ed verbs in
correct form of the verb in parentheses. conversation.
Partner A: "What did you do

• He __________ (stop) the car at yesterday?"
the red light.
Partner B: "I ________ (clean) my
apartment and then _________
• We __________ (live) in Canada
(relax) at home. What about you?"
for two years.
• She ___________ (smile) when Partner A: "I ________ (work) on a

she saw her friend. project all day and then
___________ (watch) a movie in the
• I ___________ (need) some help evening."
with this project.
Practice Exercises
Tongue Twisters
Try saying these fun

• She sells seashells by the tongue twisters that
contain -ed verbs.
seashore, and she shouts with
glee!
• Betty Botter bought some butter, but
she said, "This butter's bitter! If I put it
in my batter, it will make my batter
bitter but a bit of better butter will make
my batter better."
Conclusion
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The words are pronounced:
THIS: TH-short i-S or /ðɪs/ and

rhymes with hiss, kiss, miss.
THESE: TH-long E-Z or /ðiz/ and

rhymes with bees, keys, fees, he’s,
geez, knees, peas, sees, seas,
seize, tease, breeze
Practice Exercises
Tongue Twisters
• Susie works in a shoeshine tongue twisters
shop. Where she shines she

sits, and where she sits she
shines.
Practice Exercises
Tongue Twisters
• You know New York,

tongue twisters
you need New York,

you know you need
unique New York
Practice Exercises
Tongue Twisters

tongue twisters
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy,
was he?
A skunk sat on a stump and
thunk the stump stunk, but
the stump thunk the skunk
stunk

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Mastering the -ed

Pronunciation for English

by Reko hary putra, M.Pd

Rule Examples Practice

Pronounce -ed as /id/ • Wanted Say the sentences out

Practice the pronunciation

Partner A: "What did you do

• She ___________ (smile) when Partner A: "I ________ (work) on a

Try saying these fun

Practice Makes Perfect Resources Celebrate Your

THIS: TH-short i-S or /ðɪs/ and

THESE: TH-long E-Z or /ðiz/ and

Try saying these fun

• Susie works in a shoeshine tongue twisters

shop. Where she shines she

Try saying these fun

• You know New York,

you need New York,

Try saying these fun

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• She ___ (smile) when Partner A: "I (work) on a