What Sound Should I Make?

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The [-ed] suffix in English can be pronounced 3 ways: /t/, /d/, or /id/. How can you tell when to make what sound?

Let's examine each possibility on its own:

t: The [ed] suffix makes this sound at the end of verbs which end with sounds like K, P, Th (thin), Ch, Sh, S, and F.

For example:
"watched"



"helped"

id: The [ed] suffix makes this sound when verbs end with T or D.

For example:
"created"


"handed"


d: The [ed] suffix makes this sound when verbs end in any other consonants or in vowels.

For example:
"blamed"


"played"


"cried"



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