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Pronunciation - 'ed'  

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The 'ed' sound may be: /t/,  /d/  or  /id/.

We pronounce it /t/ after verbs finishing in:

se, ce, ss, sh, ch, x, gh, k and p 

practised = t
faced
kissed
washed
watched
fixed
laughed
talked
stopped 

We pronounce it /d/ after all the other endings except 't' and 'd':

opened = d
dubbed
logged
filled
enjoyed
died
climbed
smoothed
lived
rowed
queued
starred
blazed

We pronounce it /id/ after 'd' and 't':

needed = id
wanted = id

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