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-ED ending words

The past tense -ed is pronounced as t after voiceless sounds (walked), as d after voiced sounds (played), and as id only after t or d (wanted). The extra syllable appears in that third case alone, so watched is one syllable but waited is two. Listen for the ending and count the syllables.

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The words

walked
played
wanted
stopped
needed
laughed
called
started
asked
lived
decided
watched
opened
visited
finished

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