The (-ed) ending of regular past forms has three sound realizations: [-d] [-t] [-id], depending on the sounds just before it.
• If the verb ends in a voiced phoneme, the ‘-ed’ ending sounds like [-d]
• If the verb ends in a voiceless consonant (i.e.: no vibration of the vocal chords), then the ‘-ed’ ending becomes [-t]
• Neither [-t] nor [-d] can be added to verbs ending in ‘-t’ or ‘-d’: it wouldn’t be perceptible. What we do, we add an extra syllable [-id] . This only happens with verbs ending in ‘-t’ («waited«) or ‘-d’ («needed«)
Θ All the past forms that follow are one-syllable words. Notice that by mispronouncing these endings, you are causing serious trouble to the listener. You may be saying something like: «Lock it» instead of ‘locked’ [lɒkt] «Stop it» rather than ‘stopped» [stɒpt] «Pass it» instead of ‘passed’ [past] «Push it» rather than ‘pushed’ [pu∫t] «Stuff it» instead of ‘stuffed’ [stʌft] «Watch it» rather than ‘watched’ [wɔt∫t]• Pronunciation of -ed endings →[01]← / →[02]← [quizzes]
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