The /id/ Sound​

Final -ed is pronounced /id/ after “T”, and “D” sounds. The sound /id/ adds a whole syllable to a word.

Suggest → Suggested

Vote → Voted

Wait → Waited

Want → Wanted

Start → Started

Visit → Visited

Attend → Attended

Include → Included

Need → Needed

Recommend → Recommended

End → Ended

The /t/ Sound​

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, c, x

Cook → Cooked

Walk → Walked

Talk → Talked

Finish → Finished

Type → Typed

Dance → Danced

Watch → Watched

Look → Looked

The /d/ Sound​

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, sAll vowel sounds are voiced.

Open → Opened

Call → called

play → played

use → used

Adjective that ends ed

Bored

Charmed

Comforted

Confused

Convinced

Depressed

Disappointed​