Pronunciation regular verbs
Hey Guys!
I have a huge question about regular verbs, the pronunciation of regular verbs on pass form depends of their last letter. But for example with the verb create in pass form created the pronunciation is with <id>. but when you review the rules about this topic when the last letter is a vowel the pronunciation is d. Some can explain me?
My hypothesis is: when you review the regular verbs and their last vowel is e before add "d" you need to see the letter after that.
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There are three ways of pronouncing "ed" for regular past tense verbs.
1. If the base form of the verb ends in a vowel sound or a voiced consonant, it's pronounced as a/d/. For example, "played" or "robbed". These words are one syllable - for example, "robbed" is pronounced with the consonant cluster /bd/ at the end.
2. If it ends in an invoiced consonant, it's pronounced as a /t/. For example, "passed", which is pronounced exactly the same as "past".
3. We only add the extra syllable /id/ with verbs ending in 't' or 'd'. For example, "wanted" or "needed". These words are two syllables long.
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Hi,
If the last sound (not letter) is "t" or "d," then the pronunciation in the past is "id." That's why "want," "need," and "create" all have the same pronunciation.
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