English | Learn the different pronunciations of -ED
The 3 Sounds of -ed
-ED at the end of a word signals something has happened in the past. Easy to spell, but did you know –-ed has 3 sounds; d, t, /ed/? Below are the rules for knowing which sound to use when reading words that end in –ed.
-ED = /ed/ This sound comes after the letter t or d at the end of the root word.
Examples: melted, twisted, planted, rented, mended, printed, rusted, acted, blasted, sanded, punted, salted, landed, painted.
-ED = /d/ When the final sound of the root word is voiced (place your hand on your throat, you can feel the vibration! When a letter makes your throat vibrate, we call that sound voiced.)
Examples: grilled, banged, smiled, saved, shelled, drilled, spilled, yelled, changed, filmed, ganged
-ED = /t/ When the final sound of the root word is unvoiced (place your hand on your throat, no vibration at the end of the root word! When a letter does not make your throat vibrate, we call that letter unvoiced.)
Examples: masked, jumped, fished, skipped, asked, camped, blocked, checked, kicked, dumped, honked, and limped.
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