An easy way to remember how to pronounce -ED endings The most important thing to remember is that it’s the final SOUND in the verb and NOT the final letter. The /d/ sound If the word ends with these sounds, it’s pronounced as /d/ B, G,J, L, M, N, R, V, W, Y, Z rubbed, begged, called, hemmed, penned, tarred, revved, rowed, stayed, buzzed The /t/ sound If the word ends with these sounds, it’s pronounced as /t/ C (makes the /s/ sound, F, PH, GH (makes the /f/ sound), K, P, S, X, CH, SH, SS faced, graphed, laughed, stuffed, cooked, stopped, passed, waxed, watched, washed, passed The /id/ sound If the word ends with these sounds, it’s pronounce as /id/ T, D Wedded /wɛdɪd/, listed /lɪstɪd/ started *remember with these two sounds, the ‘-ed’ ending forms a separate syllable