Difference between revisions of "-ed"

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After the sounds /<span style="color:#050;">t</span>/ or /<span style="color:#050;">d</span>/, '''-ed''' is pronounced /<span style="color:#050;">ɪd</span>/.
 
After the sounds /<span style="color:#050;">t</span>/ or /<span style="color:#050;">d</span>/, '''-ed''' is pronounced /<span style="color:#050;">ɪd</span>/.
*Your wish has been granted = <span style="color:#050;">jɔːr 'wɪʃ həz bɪn 'grænt'''ɪd'''</span>
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*Your wish has been granted = <span style="color:#050;">jɔːr 'wɪʃ əz bɪn 'grænt'''ɪd'''</span>

Revision as of 19:39, 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 had searched the train stations. = ʃi: hæd sɜː(r)tʃt ðə 'tren '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