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Looked Filled Needed Waited

The words above all end with –ed, but they are all pronounced differently. It is very essential to know how they are pronounced correctly in order to make your pronunciation better and sounds like a native speaker.

They aren’t difficult at all!

Words that end with t and d à /id/ or /ed/

Take a look at the word ‘waited’. The basic form (the base form) is ‘wait’, it ends with the ‘t’. All the words that end with T, they are all pronounced /ˈweɪtɪd/ (in British English) or /ˈweɪtəd/ (in American English). So do the words that end with ‘d’, for instance: needed. The basic form is ‘need’ that ends with ‘d’ is pronounced /ˈniːdɪd/ in Bre and /ˈnidəd/ in Ame.

 So, the words like defended are pronounced /dɪˈfɛndɪd/ or /dɪˈfɛndəd/, added are pronounced /ˈædɪd/ or /ˈædəd/, loaded are pronounced /ˈləʊdɪd/ or /ˈloʊdəd/, rested are pronounced /ˈrɛstɪd/ or /ˈrɛstəd/, counted are pronounced /ˈkaʊntɪd/ or /ˈkaʊntəd/, and halted are pronounced /ˈhɔːltɪd/ or /ˈhɔltəd/. They depend on what accent do you speak, British or American accent.

Words that end with unvoiced consonants à /t/

The basic form of ‘looked’ is ‘look’ that ends with ‘k’, which is voiceless (unvoiced) consonant; so the word ‘looked’ is pronounced lukt /lʊkt/ in both British and American English. Every word that ends with voiceless consonant is pronounced ‘t’. Here are Voiceless consonants:

 p k f θ s ʃ h tʃ

more examples: asked /ɑːskt/, helped /hɛlpt/, laughed /lɑːft/, push /pʊʃ/, watched /wɒʧt/, and dressed /drɛst/.

They will be really clear if you link up this kind of words to the next words that start with vowel. For example: looked up will be pronounced luktap /lʊkt ʌp/, and not lukedap.

Words that end with voiced consonants à /d/

Take a look at the word ‘filled’. The basic from is ‘fill’, which ends with ‘l’ (voiced consonant); so the word ‘filled’ is pronounced fild /fɪld/ in both Bre and Ame. Every word that ends with voiced consonant is pronounced ‘d’. Here are Voiced consonants:

b g v ð z ʒ l r j w dʒ m n ŋ

more examples: sobbed /sɒbd/, believed /bɪˈliːvd/, poured /pɔːd/, roamed /rəʊmd/, and enjoyed /ɪnˈʤɔɪd/.

They will be really clear if you link up this kind of words to the next words that start with vowel. For example: filled up will be pronounced fildap /fɪldʌp/, and not filledap.