Now I ..., then I ...

Listen to some phrases and notice how the -ED is pronounced. Pay special attention to the way the last sound of the verb is linked to the first sound of the next word: all the examples link final consonant to initial vowel.

The verbs in phrases 1-10 end in a voiceless sound, so the past is pronounced /t/; in 11-20 the final sound is voiced, so the -ED is /-d/

1. WORK AT HOME ... ... 
2. LIKE ORANGES ... ... 
3. ASK EASY QUESTIONS ... ... 
4. LOOK AT EVERYTHING ... ... 
5. COOK EVERY DAY ... ... 
6. WATCH IT EVERY DAY ... ... 
7. PRACTISE IN THE MORNING ... ... 
8. TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING ... ... 
9.  FINISH AT SIX ... ...
10. DANCE ON SUNDAYS ... ... 
11. ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS ... ...
12. PLAY IN THE GARDEN ... ... 
13. REMEMBER EVERYTHING ... ...  
14. OPEN IT AT NIGHT ... ...
15. LIVE IN SPAIN ... ... 
16. CLOSE IT IF I’M TIRED ... ... 
17. PHONE IN THE AFTERNOON ... ...
18. STUDY IN MY ROOM ... ...
19. STAY IN VALLADOLID ... ...
20. TRAVEL IN SUMMER ... ... 

Finally, in the following examples, the infinitive of the verb already ends in /-d/ or /-t/, so you add an extra syllable when you pronounce the past tense. You will hear the present/infinitive and the past followed by the word IT. The verbs are: hate, visit, decide, want, need, paint, start, suggest

Phonetics website

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More on pronunciation

Here are some videos about the pronunciation of English sounds.

This is a link to the excellent BBC Learning English website. You can practise lots of things at different levels. This is the link to the section on pronunciation.

This is a simple video about the pronunciation of final -ES (plural, third person:







This is a similar one, but a bit more difficult:





This one is about voiced and unvoiced consonants. You will not understand everything, but you can try. By the way "unvoiced" is the same as "voiceless" (sonidos sordos, sin vibración de las cuerdas vocales).