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Pronunciation of Final -D/-ED 1

Voiceless sounds take /t/ Voiced sounds take /d/ These sounds take /id/
(Rhymes with 'mid')
These sounds are voiceless:
/f/ /h/ /k/ /ks/ /p/ /s/ /t/
These sounds are voiced:
/b/ /d/ /dg/ /g/ /j/ /l/ /m/
/n/ /ng/ /r/ /v/ /w/ /z/
+ all vowel sounds
/t/ /d/
EXAMPLES:
laughed /laeft/
talked /tokt/
EXAMPLES:
rubbed / rubd/
hugged /hugd/
EXAMPLES:
painted /peintid/
added /adid/

Choose the correct ending sound for these words:


1. smelled
                         2. rested
/t/ /d/ /id/   /t/ /d/ /id/


3. walked   4. called
/t/ /d/ /id/   /t/ /d/ /id/

 
5. saved   6. played
/t/ /d/ /id/   /t/ /d/ /id/

 
7. needed   8. bugged
/t/ /d/ /id/   /t/ /d/ /id/

 
9. asked   10. wanted
/t/ /d/ /id/   /t/ /d/ /id/

 

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