3 thg 8, 2011

How to Pronounce -ed in English

Không có nhận xét nào :

How to Pronounce -ed in English

The past simple tense and past participle of all regular verbs end in -ed. For example:
base verb
(v1)
past simple
(v2)
past participle
(v3)
work
worked
worked
In addition, many adjectives are made from the past participle and so end in -ed. For example:
  • I like painted furniture.
The question is: How do we pronounce the -ed?
The answer is: In 3 ways - / Id/ or / t/ or / d/
If the base verb ends in one of thesesounds:
example base verb*:
example
with -ed:
pronounce
the -ed:
extra syllable?
unvoiced
/t/
want
Id/
yes
voiced
/d/
end
ended
unvoiced
/p/
hope
t/
no
/f/
laugh
laughed
/s/
fax
faxed
/S/
wash
washed
/tS/
watch
watched
/k/
like
liked
voiced
all other sounds,
for example...
play
d/
allow
allowed
beg
begged
* note that it is the sound that is important, not the letter or spelling. For example, "fax" ends in the letter "x" but the sound /s/; "like" ends in the letter "e" but the sound /k/.
Exceptions
The following -ed words used as adjectives are pronounced with /Id/:
  • aged
  • blessed
  • crooked
  • dogged
  • learned
  • naked
  • ragged
  • wicked
  • wretched
So we say:
  • an aged man /Id/
  • a blessed nuisance /Id/
  • a dogged persistance /Id/
  • a learned professor - the professor, who was truly learned /Id/
  • a wretched beggar - the beggar was wretched /Id/
But when used as real verbs (past simple and past participle), the normal rules apply and we say:
  • he aged quickly /d/
  • he blessed me /t/
  • they dogged him /d/
  • he has learned well /d/ or /t/

    Không có nhận xét nào :

    Đăng nhận xét

    Cám ơn đã đọc bài viết.
    » Bạn có thắc mắc, gợi ý hoặc bình luận xin chia sẻ bên dưới.
    » Hãy viết bằng tiếng Việt có dấu để mọi người dễ đọc hơn.
    » Luốn hỗ trợ bạn chậm nhất là 1 ngày sau mỗi comment.