Pronunciation of regular verbs in the past

The pronunciation of the particle ED at the end of regular verbs in the Simple Past forn of English may be a bit difficult for some students. Basically, there are three ways to pronounce -ed:

You produce a /t/ sound.
This sound must be produced with verbs that have a final sound of /p/, /k/, /s/, /sh/, /ch/, /x/, /f/
Examples: zipped - talked - missed - washed - watched - fixed - laughed - sniffed

You produce a /d/ sound.
This sound must be produced with verbs that have a final sound of /b/, /g/, /z/, /dz/, /r/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /n/, /v/ and with wowel sounds
Examples: smiled - enjoyed - maintained - hugged - belonged - advised - snowed

You produce an extra syllable /id/.
This occurs with verbs that end in a /t/ or a /d/ sound.
Examples: resisted - decided - ended - expected - flooded - deserted

Practice with the following activity:

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