ED Pronunciation! Learn useful rules for Pronunciation of ED ending (Past Tense Pronunciation for Regular Verbs) in English with list of common regular verbs, video and ESL printable worksheets.
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Regular Verbs
The regular verb is one which conforms to the normal grammar rules surrounding the use of verbs. In English, there are a huge amount of regular verbs, and its important to know what these are and the rules that they follow. This will help you to ensure that your sentences are grammatically correct and easy to understand.
In the English language, most regular verbs are turned into the past tense by adding ‘-ed’ to the end of a base form of the verb.
Regular verbs examples:
- Wait → Waited
- Want → Wanted
- Ask → Asked
- Wash → Washed
- Cook → Cooked
- Walk → Walked
- Hunt → Hunted
- Adopt → Adopted
Learn more about Irregular verbs that do not follow the above rules.
For past tense pronunciation for regular verbs, the final -ed ending has three different pronunciations: /t/, /d/, and /id/.
Pronunciation of ED | The /t/ Sound
Past Tense Pronunciation Rules:
- Final -ed is pronounced /t/ after all voiceless sounds.
- Voiceless sounds are made by pushing air through your mouth; no sound comes from your throat.
- Voiceless consonant sounds: p, f, k, s, sh, ch, th
Past Tense Pronunciation Examples with regular verbs list.
In this section, we are going to be presenting you with a comprehensive list of the regular verbs which can be found within the English language.
- Announce → Announced
- Cook → Cooked
- Walk → Walked
- Talk → Talked
- Finish → Finished
- Type → Typed
- Dance → Danced
- Watch → Watched
- Look → Looked
- Miss → Missed
- Rush → Rushed
- Hope → Hoped
- Wish → Wished
- Dress → Dressed
- Practice → Practiced
- Cough → Coughed
- Help → Helped
- Develop → Developed
- Knock → Knocked
- Snatch → Snatched
- Step → Stepped
- Punish → Punished
- Hush (up) → Hushed (up)
- Mix (up) → Mixed (up)
- Wrap → Wrapped
- Stalk → Stalked
- Fish → Fished
- Slap → Slapped
- Force → Forced
- Discuss → Discussed
- Hitchhike → Hitchhiked
- Laugh → Laughed
- Brush → Brushed
- Crash → Crashed
- Work → Worked
- Like → Liked
- Attack → Attacked
- Lock → Locked
- Stop → Stopped
- Ask → Asked
- Wash → Washed
- Brake → Braked
- Escape → Escaped
- Kiss → Kissed
- Trip → Tripped
- Jump → Jumped
- Promise → Promised
- Slip → Slipped
- Touch → Touched
- Fix → Fixed
- Piss (off) → Pissed (off)
- Pip → Ripped
- Check → Checked
- Pluck → Plucked
- Coax → Coaxed
- Rehearse → Rehearsed
- Curse → Cursed
- Jinx → Jinxed
- Banish → Banished
- Dunk → Dunked
- Push → Pushed
- Fake → Faked
- Flush → Flushed
- Back (up) → Backed (up)
- Place → Placed
- Reduce → Reduced
ED Pronunciation | The /d/ Sound
Pronunciation of ED Rules:
- Final -ed is pronounced /d/ after voiced sounds.
- The /d/ is blended together with the previous consonant and not pronounced as an extra syllable.
- Voiced sounds come from your throat. Touch your neck when you make a voiced sound, you can feel your voice box vibrate.
- Voiced consonant sounds: b, v, g, z, j, th, l, m, n, r
- All vowel sounds are voiced.
ED Pronunciation Examples with regular verbs list.
- Live → Lived
- Climb → Climbed
- Phone → Phoned
- Wave → Waved
- Arrive → Arrived
- Clear → Cleared
- Study → Studied
- Open → Opened
- Enjoy → Enjoyed
- Copy → Copied
- Mail → Mailed
- Call → Called
- Borrow → Borrowed
- Hurry → Hurried
- Sign → Signed
- Play → Played
- Carry → Carried
- Move → Moved
- Pull → Pulled
- Wonder → Wondered
- Kill → Killed
- Marry → Married
- Believe → Believed
- Beg → Begged
- Prefer → Preferred
- Tease → Teased
- Close → Closed
- Accuse → Accused
- Stroll → Strolled
- Shrug → Shrugged
- Praise → Praised
- Follow → Followed
- Bog down → Bogged down
- Encourage → Encouraged
- Listen → Listened
- Tour → Toured
- Consider → Considered
- Travel → Traveled
- Stay → Stayed
- Rescue → Rescued
- Happen → Happened
- Destroy → Destroyed
- Refuse → Refused
- Die → Died
- Belittle → Belittled
- Question → Questioned
- Discover → Discovered
- Argue → Argued
- Try → Tried
- Cry → Cried
- Lie → Lied
- Use → Used
- Clean → Cleaned
- Love → Loved
- Design → Designed
- Change → Changed
- Join → Joined
- Grab → Grabbed
- Seem → Seemed
- Explain → Explained
- Rob → Robbed
- Continue → Continued
- Hire → Hired
- Store → Stored
- Heal → Healed
- Foster → Fostered
- Learn → Learned
- Sue → Sued
- Harm → Harmed
Past Tense Pronunciation for Regular Verbs | The /id/ Sound
Final -ed is pronounced /id/ after “T”, and “D” sounds. The sound /id/ adds a whole syllable to a word.
Pronunciation of ED Examples with regular verbs list.
- Suggest → Suggested
- Vote → Voted
- Wait → Waited
- Want → Wanted
- Shout → Shouted
- Hunt → Hunted
- Adopt → Adopted
- Emigrate → Emigrated
- Start → Started
- Visit → Visited
- Investigate → Investigated
- Attend → Attended
- Affect → Affected
- Chat → Chatted
- Heat → Heated
- Sort → Sorted
- Regret → Regretted
- Wast → Wasted
- Interrupt → Interrupted
- Mind → Minded
- Sound → Sounded
- Count → Counted
- Demand → Demanded
- Hesitate → Hesitated
- Proceed → Proceeded
- Succeed → Succeeded
- Accept → Accepted
- Paint → Painted
- Contact → Contacted
- Hate → Hated
- Include → Included
- Land → Landed
- Need → Needed
- Recommend → Recommended
- End → Ended
- Grade → Graded
- Rate → Rated
- Hesitate → Hesitated
- Decide → Decided
- Interest → Interested
- Trade → Traded
- Last → Lasted
- Insist → Insisted
- Avoid → Avoided
- State → Stated
- Taste → Tasted
- Admit → Admitted
- Invent → Invented
- Create → Created
- Compete → Competed
- Intend → Intended
- Concoct → Concocted
- Request → Requested
- Disregard → Disregarded
- Assist → Assisted
- Ground → Grounded
- Lift → Lifted
- Overreact → Overreacted
- Bound → Bounded
- Pretend → Pretended
- Twist → Twisted
- Cheat → Cheated
- Outsmart → Outsmarted
- Disappoint → Disappointed
- Scold → Scolded
- Mistreat → Mistreated
- Attempt → Attempted
- Coexist → Coexisted
Pronunciation of ED | Picture
Pronunciation of ED Table: the /t/, /d/ and /id/ sound with regular verbs examples.
ED Pronunciation Video
Pronunciation of ED: Past Tense Pronunciation for Regular Verbs
Hi,
I have a question, the word “climb”, it is a silent “b”, how come it has the ending sound /b/ to sound /d/ when adding “ed”? Is it a mistake in your infographic? Can you explain to me? And if it is, I would love to have it fixed because I love your infographic.
Thank you.
The “b” remains silent. the /d/ sound is because of the “m”
Hello Hoang, yeah, “b” in “climb” is silent
then you have “m” as the final sound in “climb” /klaim/
As “m” is voiced, it produces vibration in your vocal cords, that’s why -ed in “climbed” has an ending sound “d” –> /klaimd/
Javier.
Still wrong to put it in the /b/ line though
Hoang, I believe it happens because, even with the final B in CLIMB and BOMB being mute, as the final sound becomes M, it still fits the rule – they’d be pronounced CLIM’D and BOM’D, because final M also has a D sound when added ED.
Hope it helps.
What about studied
The “y” of study is a voiced sound, therefore you would use the /d/
You have Teethed showing up both on voiceless and voiced sounds, which one is correct?
Hi, Jani. “To teethe” means to grow teeth or to cut one’s teeth. The final “th” is voiced, like in “this” or “them,” therefore you would use the /d/ sound. Having said all that, you rarely would use this verb in the simple past; instead, it’s almost always used as a present participle, “The baby is teething” or as a gerund: “Teething is painful.”.
Yes I noticed this. Scathed also. Why put these verbs into the voiceless chart and then pronounce them voiced?
Please, correct Wast to Waste.