Why are the final “ed” sounds in ‘liked” and “hated” pronounced differently? 

In this lesson we will learn how to correctly pronounce the final “-ed” sound, In the regular verbs in past tense

Regular verbs in past tense and with a “-d” or an “-ed”

For example “love” becomes “loved” 

Or like becomes “hate” becomes “hated”

But when do we pronounce the final “-ED” like “liked” and when do we pronounce it like “hated”?

Do you pronounce the final “-ed” sound correctly? 

Well there is one simple rule

Let’s divide verbs into two categories

Verbs ending with T or D sounds

With these words at the “TED” or “DED” sound as an extra syllable or sound

For example need has only one syllable but needed has an extra Syllable

“Wait” is just one syllable, but “Waited” has 2!

“Invest” has two syllables, but “invested” has three

So that’s how you add the extra “ded” or “ted” sound in the end

The second category contains all other verbs

With these verbs you blend the last “ED” sound into the same word, without an extra syllable

“Look” becomes “/lukt/”, not “look-Ed”

Both “look” and “looked” one syllable each

“Ask” becomes “askt” and not ask-Ed

“Help” becomes”helpt”, not “help-Ed”

Notice the “t” or “d” in the end

For example lukt or helpt

Now let’s try pronouncing some more words

Here are some words ending with T or D sound

Repeat after me

Add becomes add-ed

Repeat becomes re-pea-ted

End becomes end-ed

Points becomes point-ed

Present becomes pre-sen-ted

Wait becomes wai-ted

Date becomes da-ted

Depend becomes de-pen-ded

Here are verbs that do not end with T or D

Repeat after me/ say them aloud

Walk becomes walkt

Finish becomes finisht

Enjoy becomes enjoyd

Like becomes likt

Push becomes pushd

Talk becomes talkd

Call becomes calld

Continue becomes continud

Now you try

Investigated - In-ves-ti-ga-ted

Mixed- mixd

Laughed- lafd

Believed- believed 

Lasted - las-ted

Parted - par-ted

Watched - watcht

Asked - askt

Need more practice with more verbs? okay!

Arrived - arrived

delivered - de-li-verd

Arranged - arrange-d

Agreed - agreed

Followed - followed

Accepted - acc-cep-ted

Admired - ad-mi-rd

Explained - ex-plaind

And here’s one look at the rules once again:

remember the two categories of verbs -words ending with T or D have an extra ED syllable

All other words ending with other alphabets

You need to blend the last ED sound

That’s how you pronounce the “final -ed” sound!