Difference between revisions of "-ed"

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After an unvoiced consonant <span style="font-size:73%;">(see [[Sounds of English#Consonants]])</span>, '''-ed''' is pronounced /<span style="color:#050;">t</span>/:
 
After an unvoiced consonant <span style="font-size:73%;">(see [[Sounds of English#Consonants]])</span>, '''-ed''' is pronounced /<span style="color:#050;">t</span>/:
  
*popped out for some tea = <span style="color:#050;">pa:p'''t''' aʊt fər səm ti:</span>
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*popped out for some tea = <span style="color:#050;">'pa:p'''t''' 'aʊt fər səm 'ti:</span>
*looked like rain = <span style="color:#050;">lʊk'''t''' laɪk reɪn</span>
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*looked like rain = <span style="color:#050;">'lʊk'''t''' 'laɪk 'reɪn</span>
 
*She'd searched the train stations. = <span style="color:#050;">ʃi:d 'sɜː(r)tʃ'''t''' ðə 'treɪn 'steɪʃənz</span>
 
*She'd searched the train stations. = <span style="color:#050;">ʃi:d 'sɜː(r)tʃ'''t''' ðə 'treɪn 'steɪʃənz</span>
  

Revision as of 19:41, 23 April 2020

It is common to have trouble, especially when reading, with the English past tense marker -ed, because it is pronounced in three different ways: /d/, /t/, and /ɪd/

After an unvoiced consonant (see Sounds of English#Consonants), -ed is pronounced /t/:

  • popped out for some tea = 'pa:pt 'aʊt fər səm 'ti:
  • looked like rain = 'lʊkt 'laɪk 'reɪn
  • She'd searched the train stations. = ʃi:d 'sɜː(r)tʃt ðə 'treɪn 'steɪʃənz

After a voiced consonant or a vowel, -ed is is pronounced /d/

  • They pulled him up to safety = 'ðeɪ pʌld ɪm ʌp tə 'seɪfti
  • radioed air traffic control = 'reɪdioʊd 'eər 'træfɪk kən'troʊl
  • He'd arrived in Kolkata. hi:d ə'raɪvd ɪn kɒlˈkʌtə

After the sounds /t/ or /d/, -ed is pronounced /ɪd/.

  • Your wish has been granted = jɔːr 'wɪʃ əz bɪn 'græntɪd