I give my students one simple rule .. if the verb you are adding "ed" to ends in the sound /t/ or /d/, then it is pronounced /id/.  If the verb ends in any other sound, "ed" is not pronounced /id/.  The /t/ and /d/ pronounciations of "ed" are hard to mess up because the voiced/unvoiced pronunciation of "ed" some how just happen right.  But /id/ is very easy to add to any verb!  I have a handout that gives them practice and the "rules" in writing ... 

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Sent: Tue 1/9/2007 1:56 PM
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Subject: [EnglishLanguage 953] pronunciation of ed



Regarding the various pronunciations of our past tense "ed":



The widely used Wilson reading program which I taught for many years teaches
one signifier or spelling for our regular past tense: ed, but it teaches
three pronunciations for this single spelling:



T as in jumped, walked, cooked

D as in spilled, watered

ED as in pasted, posted, completed



Mary
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From: "Tom Zurinskas" <truespel at hotmail.com>
To: <englishlanguage at nifl.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:37 AM
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 949] Re: Help with pronunciation issues



>

> Nicole is right (I think) that most accents replace the d with a t-sound

> for

> "jumped" (~jumpt or even ~jumt).  Perhaps those who say the "p" also say

> the

> "d", but I think most folks don't say the "p" either.  Sooo I left the "d"

> in there to show past tense as per usual tradspel (traditional spelling).

> There are a lot of t/d switches and truespel's "Beginner's Dictionary of

> USA

> English" (authorhouse.com) shows them as alternative pronunciations.  Most

> prevalent is the d for t switch in USA accent, such as "budder" for

> "butter".   This book is actually the complete Voice of America

> intermediate

> dictionary with a truespel pronunciation guide inserted where no guide was

> prevalent (with permission).

>

> Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL4+

> See truespel.com and the 4 truespel books at authorhouse.com.

>

>

>

>

>

>>From: Bonnita Solberg <bdsunmt at sbcglobal.net>

>>Reply-To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion

>>List<englishlanguage at nifl.gov>

>>To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion

>>List<englishlanguage at nifl.gov>

>>Subject: [EnglishLanguage 942] Re: Help with pronunciation issues

>>Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 16:04:45 -0800 (PST)

>>

>>Hi Nicole:  I strongly believed the "t" of "ed" sound after  the voiceless

>>"p" was pretty much universal in the US, but I was giving the benefit of

>>the doubt.  I agree about precious; I pronounce  "groceries" as

>>"groshries".  I know there are variations, but it seems to me this system

>>has too many  "variations".  Have you looked through "Truespel"?  Does

>>your

>>program serve ESl students; if so, what pronnciation system do you use?

>>And what is your opinion of TrueSpel for ESOL adults?  Bonnita

>>

>>Nicole Graves <cnaamh at rcn.com> wrote:       Bonnita,

>>

>>  You West Coast accent has nothing to do with saying  a [t] at the end of

>>"jumped".  As you know, the [t] ending is the correct  one following the

>>voiceless sound [p] + "ed".

>>  "Precious" could have variations.  How do you  pronounce "groceries"?  I

>>say [grosheries].

>>

>>  Nicole B. Graves

>>  The Center for New Americans

>>  Amherst, Greenfield, Northampton, MA

>>

>>

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