Level 7 (CEFR B1) Lesson 12 | EVERYONE WAS BORED! Lesson 12 – Step 2 – Pronunciation ED at the end

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Lesson 12 – Step 2 – Pronunciation ED at the end

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Goal

We are going to work on a very important point of pronunciation. How to pronounce ED- verbs. This is vital for the English to understand you. It may seem complicated, but it is not, and it is worth the effort. You will enjoy it in the end.

How to pronounce verbs ended in -ED

There are only three ways to pronounce ED at the end of a verb. And none is /ed/!

As shown in the box below, depending on the ending of the root verb it is either /id/, /t/ or /d/

/id/	/t/	/d/
Verbs ending in sounds /t/ or /d/	Verbs ending in voiceless consonants: /p/, /k/, /tʃ/, /s/, etc	Verbs ending in vowel sounds or voiced consonants:/b/, /g/, /tʒ/, /z/, etc
wanted blinded	worked watched	played grabbed

Let’s apply it:

Listen carefully to the pronunciation of each word below and how it applies to the box. Repeat after the voice.

/id/

wanted

needed

/t/

helped

looked

washed

watched

laughed

kissed

danced

fixed

/d/

cleaned

offered

damaged

loved

used

followed

enjoyed

grabbed

played

Conclusion

Have you finished? Let’s go to step 3!