Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice

When "-ed" is pronounced "d" (revised in May 2024)


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This podcast was originally recorded in May of 2021. I’ve updated it and made it more than three times longer. (May, 2024) Hope you enjoy the new and improved version.

All the regular verbs below that end in “ed” (simple past tense) are pronounced with a “d” sound at the end. So for example:

Advised — [uhd-VEYZD]
Agreed — [uh-GREED]

1—The teacher advised me to study more.  

2 — I agreed to buy his old car.

3  — The prisoner was allowed to speak.

4  — After some thought, she answered the question.

5  — The old man appeared to be confused.

6  — My parents arrived at one o’clock. 

7  — I believed what he told me.

8  — That jacket belonged to my uncle.

9  — The forest fires burned for weeks.

10  — My mother called me late last night.

11  — She carried the baby into the bedroom and changed its diaper.

12 — Mary closed her eyes and cried.

13 — My brother described the damaged furniture.

14 — We enjoyed talking as we cleaned the apartment. 

15 — The garden path was covered with dried flowers.

16 — He played violin all the time and often performed at weddings.

17 — We always stayed home when it snowed.

18 — I listened for a while until I remembered I was really hungry.

19 — Fortunately we had repaired the roof before it rained.

20 — I loved English and I used it every day when I lived in London.

21 — I worried about learning chemistry, but after I studied it for a year, I realized it wasn’t so difficult. 

22 — The dog followed me home. When I opened the door, you won’t believe what happened.

23 — My mother encouraged me to save money, but I never imagined I would buy my own house.

24 — I welcomed our visitor and showed him his room.

25 — We shared many adventures. We even explored the pyramids together.

26 — He yawned, whispered “Sleep well,” opened the door, turned to go, and moved out into the night.


A good translation site:  DeepL

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