Regular verbs add -ed at the end of a word to denote past tense. While this final -ed is always spelled the same, it is pronounced three different ways, /d/, /t/, or /əd/. Thank you English! (Practice with /t/ and /d/.)
But there are rules, and fairly consistent rules.
When the final consonant of the verb is either a vowel or a voiced consonant, use the /d/ sound. Voiced means your vocal cords are vibrating—put your fingers on your voice box and feel it vibrate.
When the final consonant of the verb is an unvoiced, use the /t/ sound. Put your fingers on the voice box on your throat and you won't feel a thing.
The unvoiced consonants are: ch. f, h k, p, s, sh, t, and θ (th). All the rest are voiced.
And /əd/? You use that when the final consonant is /d/ or /t/. You can see why--how would you pronounce needd? You need that /ə/ and an extra syllable.
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Practice Reading:
Sophia loved soccer. She played it every weekend and used to play it every day when she was in high school. She messed around with the ball in the backyard with her kids, too, now that they were old enough. It seemed to help them stay focused in school; they needed to get their energy out. They worked on ball skills—they dribbled, they passed the ball to each other, they practiced their turns, and sprinted across the yard. They worked hard and had a lot of fun.
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