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Mar 2016
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Pronunciation of 'ed' sounds

AUSTRALIA PLUS
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Ed Regular verbs in the simple past end in ‘ed’. There are three ways that we can pronounce a word that ends in ‘ed’ Can you hear the difference? Called Asked Acted In ‘called’ you can hear a /d/ sound. Listen for the /d/ sound in these words: Played Cared Cried In ‘asked’ you can hear a /t/ sound. Listen for the /t/ sound in these words: Missed Pla ... Show More
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