In English the past tenses of most verbs end with the letters ‘ed’ . However the ‘d’ doesn’t always the ‘d’ sounds .
T sound
If a verb ends with a voiceless consonant except for the soft ‘i’ , the letter ‘d’ is pronounced as the ‘t’ sound as in the words : placed , asked , liked , picked , thanked ,walked , jumped , stopped , decreased , dressed and mixed
D sound
If the verb ends with a voiced consonant except for the hard ‘d’ , the letter ‘d’ is pronounced as the ‘d’ sound as in the words lived , mailed and banned ,
ID sound
If a verb ends with either the letter ‘d’ or the letter ‘t’ , the letters ‘ed’ are pronounced as the ‘id’ sound as in the words wanted , decided , ended , accepted , affected . excited , interested and handed .
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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