Simple past Regular Verb Pronunciation

Group A watched – (wó

( wótcht)
tcht)
worked – (wor
(workt)
kt)
Voiceless sound: – p – k – s – ch – sh – f –
x – h - pronounce ED as “T” NOTE: Look carefully for verbs
verbs,, not for
nouns or adjectives because in some cases
they have some phonetic differences.
Example: Ask, asked = ask(T)
Group B
Ed as “T”
Voiced sound: – l – v – n – m – r – b – v – g
Asked (as
(askt)kt) – w – y – z – and vowel sounds
baked (bei
(beikt)kt) (diphthongs) pronounce ED as “D“D” 
brushed (bruh
(bruhsht)
sht)
cooked (cu(cukt)
kt) Example: Allow, allowed = allow(D)
cracked (cre
(creckt)
ckt)
crashed (cré
(crésht)
sht)
Ed as “D”
danced (da:ns
(da:ns)) + t
dressed (dré
(drésst)
sst)
dropped (dró(drópt)
pt) advised (ad’ vaiz)
vaiz) + d
escaped (squei
(squeipt) pt) agreed (agri
(agrid)d)
finished (fí
(fínisht)
nisht) allowed (alal
(alald)d)
fixed (fí
(fíxt)
xt) answered (en (ensord)
sord)
appeared (apir:
(apir:d) d)
guessed (guest)
arrived (arai
(araivd)vd)
helped (Rél
(Rélpt)pt) believed (bilí
(bilívd)
vd)
hoped (Rou
(Roupt) pt) belonged (bilón
(bilóngd)gd)
hiked (Rai
(Raikt)kt) burned (buhr
( buhrnd)nd)
 joked (Jou
(Joukt) kt) called (cól
(cóld)d)
 jumped (Jãm(Jãmpt) pt) carried (ké(kérid)
rid)
knocked (nó ( nókt)
kt) changed (tchén
(tchéndjid)
djid)
kissed (kist) cleaned (clin
(clind)d)
laughed (læf 
(læf ) + t closed (clou
(clouzd)zd)
locked (ló
(lókt)kt) covered (cor(corvd)vd)
cried (craid)
looked (lu
(lukt)
kt)
damaged (de (demedjid)
medjid)
missed (mist)
described (discrai
(discraibd) bd)
mixed (míxt) died (daid)
packed (pékt) dried (draid)
passed (pest) earned (êr:(êr:nd)
nd)
picked (píkt) enjoyed (en jói  jóid)
d)
pressed (prést) entered (én (énterd)
terd)
(pro naunst)
pronounce (pronaun st) explained (ex (ex-pleind)
-pleind)
relaxed (riléx
(riléxt) t) explored (ex (ex-plord)
-plord)
slipped (slí
(slípt)
pt) filled (fild)
smoked (smou
(smoukt) kt) followed (fó (fóloud)
loud)
happened (Ré (Répend)
pend)
stopped (stó
(stópt)pt)
interviewed (interviw
(interviwd) d)
shopped (shó(shópt)pt) imagined (imé (imédjind)
djind)
talked (tól
(tólkt)kt)  jailed ( jei
 jeield)
eld)
(taipt)
typed (tai pt) killed (kild)
walked (wól
(wólkt) kt) listened (lis
(lissend)
send)
washed (wó (wósht)
sht) lived (lívd)
loved (ló
(lóvd)
vd)
measured (mé (médjurd)
djurd)

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moved (muvd) landed (lendid)

opened (oupend) needed (nídid)
planned (plend) painted (peintid)
played (pleid) planted (plentid)
performed (performd) printed (printid)
pulled (puld) presented (presentid)
realized (rialaizid) pretended (pritendid)
remembered (rememberd) protected (protectid)
rained (reind) provided (provaidid)
repaired (riper:d) rented (rêntid)
saved (seivd) repeated (ripítid)
shared (shér:d) reported (ripôrtid)
shaved (sheivd) respected (rispéctid)
showed (shoud) rested (réstid)
signed (çaind) scolded (scoldid)
slammed (slémd) skated (skeitid)
stayed (steid) started (stártid)
snowed (snoud) shouted (shaltid)
studied (stãdid) treated (trítid)
tried (traid) visited (vísitid)
traveled (traveld) waited (ueitid)
turned (tãrnd) wanted (wantid)
used (iusid) wasted (ueistid)
welcomed (uélcomd)
whispered (uisperd)
worried (uôrid)
yawned (ynhond)

Group C: T or D pronounce ED as “ID” 

Example: Need, needed = need(id)

Ed as “ID”

Accepted (ac-céptid)
afforded (afôrdid)
attended (atêndid)
arrested (aréstid)
collected (coléctid)
contacted (contréctid)
counted (cáuntid)
decided (diçaidid)
defended (difêndid)
demanded (dimendid)
divided (divaidid)
ended (éndid)
expanded (ex-péndid)
expected (ex-péctid)
exported (ex-portid)