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Tran Trang Posted 16 years ago
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there are some words like: learned, cursed, naked, and the ed is pronounced /id/. Can you help me find some more similar ones, as many as possible. Thank You ^.^
  

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hi,

if you follow this link, it will give you a list of regular verbs (seems like it's what you are looking for)

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/regular-verbs-list.htm

Hope this helps
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Emanuel Guerraif you follow this link, it will give you a list of regular verbs (seems like it's what you are looking for)
The "-ed" in the past tense of most regular verbs (e.g. "loved", "passed") isn't pronounced as a distinct, separate syllable, which is what I think the OP wants. However, verbs that end in "t" or "d" sounds (are there any others?) have "-e
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Tran TrangCan you help me find some more similar ones, as many as possible.
aged, beloved, blessed, cragged, crooked, cursed, dogged, jagged, learned, legged, naked, ragged, rugged, sacred, wicked, winged, wretched

Many of these also have the regular pronunciation.

CJ
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Thank you, that's what I want to ask.
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aged, beloved, blessed, cragged, crooked, cursed, dogged, jagged, learned, legged, naked, ragged, rugged, sacred, wicked, winged, wretched
It's a huge exception. I didn't know many of these. For those who have two possibilities of pronunciation, which is the more common one? The -id ending or the -d/t ending?
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geoyoFor those who have two possibilities of pronunciation, which is the more common one? The -id ending or the -d/t ending?
It's not a matter of common or uncommon. They are /id/ if used as an adjective; otherwise use the normal rules for verbs. Those in the list that can only be adjectives are always /id/ (cragged, jagged, legged, naked, ragged, rugged,
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Oh, I see. I didn't know, now it's clear. I thought I could choose between pronunciation, because you said "Many of these also have the regular pronunciation", but apparently I got that wrong.
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geoyoyou said "Many of these also have the regular pronunciation"
While that's true, it is subject to misinterpretation, so that's why I clarified it for you above.

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