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SpokenEnglish II base verb (vi) past simple (v2) past participle (v3)
W ork worked worked
In addition, many adjectives are made from the past participle and
so end in -ed. For example: • I like painted furniture.
The question is: How do we pronounce the -ed? The answer is: In 3 ways -IIorIIorII
If the base ve1-b ends in one of these sounds:
example example pronounce base verb*: with -ed: the -ed:
extra syllable?
unvoiced ItI want V oiced Idl end
Ipl hope
wanted ended hoped
lJAL yes
IfI
unvoiced lsi fax
V oiced
Ikl
all other play sounds, allow for beg example ...
played allowed begged
lSI
ItSI watch
no
laugh laughed
faxed wash washed
hi.
Iell
watched like liked
* note that it is the sound that is important, not the letter or spell- ing. For example, 'fax' ends in the letter 'x' but the sound lsi, 'like' ends in the letter 'e' but the sound Ik/.
