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Eng_fanatic Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
How to pronounce words starting with an 'ed'
How to pronouce words like: jagged, legged, rugged, hard-earned. I hope I am being clear here. I hear some people say legged like they are stressing the "ed", while others just say legged w/o stressing on the "ed". please help.
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Jag-id, legg-id, rugg-id, hard-earn-d Does that help?
- Jag-id, legg-id, rugg-id, hard-earn-d Does that help?
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It depends what comes before it.
Usually you emhasise the 'ed' sound when it follows a tt (trotted) or a g or gg (three-legged) but there are a few exceptions (lofts are lag'd not lagged).
If it is not following a tt or g or gg then it is very probably just a 'd sound.
Usually you emhasise the 'ed' sound when it follows a tt (trotted) or a g or gg (three-legged) but there are a few exceptions (lofts are lag'd not lagged).
If it is not following a tt or g or gg then it is very probably just a 'd sound.
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How to pronounce words ending in "ed".
If the preceding sound is a t or a d, "ed" is pronounced id.
Else if the preceding sound is unvoiced (p, t, k, f, th, s, sh, ch), the "e" is silent and the "d" is pronounced t.
In all other cases, the "e" is silent and the "d" is pronounced d.
Exceptions:
The "ed" at the end of
If the preceding sound is a t or a d, "ed" is pronounced id.
Else if the preceding sound is unvoiced (p, t, k, f, th, s, sh, ch), the "e" is silent and the "d" is pronounced t.
In all other cases, the "e" is silent and the "d" is pronounced d.
Exceptions:
The "ed" at the end of
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