The document discusses the pronunciation of regular past tense verbs ending in 'ED'. It explains that verbs ending in T, D, P, K, SH, CH, GH, TH, SS, C, or X keep the same number of syllables and are pronounced with a 't' sound, while verbs ending in L, N, R, G, V, S, W, Y, or Z keep the same number of syllables and are pronounced with a 'd' sound. Verbs ending in T or D gain an extra syllable and are pronounced with an 'id' sound. Several examples of verbs are provided for pronunciation practice.

1. Past Simple Regular Verbs
‘ED’
PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

2. ‘ED’ Pronunciation Chart

3. /id/ sound
• Verbs ending with
o T
o D
Have the /id/ sound and
adds 1 syllable to the verbs.
For example: want – want-ed (2 syllables)
need – need-ed (2 syllables)

4. /t/ sound
• Verbs ending with
o P
o K
o Sh
o Ch
o Gh
o Th
o Ss
o C
o X
Have the same amount of syllables
and have the ‘t’ sound.
For example: help – helped (1 syllable)
look – looked (1 syllable)

5. /d/ sound
• Verbs ending with
o L
o N
o R
o G
o V
o S
o W
o Y
o Z
Have the same amount of syllables
and have the d’ sound.
For example: love – loved (1 syllable)
use – used (1 syllable)

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MENDED

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CLEANED

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ARRIVED

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OFFERED

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GRADUATED

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MOVED

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STAYED

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ENJOYED

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DECIDED

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COLLECTED

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WORKED

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WATCHED

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STARTED

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DANCED

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STOPPED