Ed

Regular verbs in the simple past end in ‘ed’. There are three ways that we can pronounce a word that ends in ‘ed’

Can you hear the difference?

Called

Asked

Acted

In ‘called’ you can hear a /d/ sound.

Listen for the /d/ sound in these words:

Played

Cared

Cried

In ‘asked’ you can hear a /t/ sound. Listen for the /t/ sound in these words:

Missed

Placed

Shipped

And in ‘acted’ you can hear a /id/ sound.

Listen for the /id/ sound in these words:

Crowded

Ended

Floated

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