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English for Tourism & Hospitality (102) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh

Past Tense Pronunciation for Regular
Verbs (-ed)

Rule 1: If the Rule 2: If the verb Rule 3: If the

verb base ends base ends in a verb base ends
in a “t” or “d”
in a voiceless voiced sound, then sound already,
sound, then the –ed ending then the –ed
the –ed ending sounds like “d”.

sounds like ending sounds
“t”. like “id” .

The “d” is blended

The “t” is together with the It is
previous consonant pronounced as

blended and not pronounced an extra

together with as an extra syllable. syllable.

the previous

consonant and

not

pronounced as

an extra

syllable.

A voiceless A voiced sound

sound is like a means that your

whisper. Your vocal chords

vocal chords vibrate.

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