past tense "ed" pronunciation
the website below says that if the last sound of the verb in infinitive is "k" , then pronounce ED as “T”
http://esl.about.com/od/beginnerpronunciation/a/past_pronounce.htm

but why "cooked" and "crooked" are pronounced differently?

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past tense "ed" pronunciation
the website below says that if the last sound of the verb in infinitive is "k" , then pronounce ED as “T”
http://esl.about.com/od/beginnerpronunciation/a/past_pronounce.htm

but why "cooked" and "crooked" are pronounced differently?

Answer

Unfortunately there is no good explanations.  English has a lot of strange exceptions and peculiarities.  'Crooked' is one of those exceptions that you just have to remember.

Answer

Because that is English. You may have noticed by now the same spellings have different sounds.

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