Pronunciation of 'ed' sounds
Mar 23, 2016•1 min
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Ed
Regular verbs in the simple past end in ‘ed’. There are three ways that we can pronounce a word that ends in ‘ed’
Can you hear the difference?
Called
Asked
Acted
In ‘called’ you can hear a /d/ sound.
Listen for the /d/ sound in these words:
Played
Cared
Cried
In ‘asked’ you can hear a /t/ sound. Listen for the /t/ sound in these words:
Missed
Placed
Shipped
And in ‘acted’ you can hear a /id/ sound.
Listen for the /id/ sound in these words:
Crowded
Ended
Floated
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