Pronunciation of the "_ed" - Regular Verbs

The pronunciation of the past suffix  "_ed"  is a common problem.

There are three situations:

A)    When we have the sound  / d /:

When the pronunciation of the infinitive ends in a vowel or voiced consonant, the pronunciation of the  “_ed” suffix will be   /d/. Ex:

play                -           played
live                 -           lived
use                 -           used
engage          -           engaged
listen              -           listened
control            -           controlled
repair             -           repaired

change          -           changed

replace          -           replaced

cause             -           caused

mention         -           mentioned

call                 -           called

B)  When we have the sound  / t  /:

When the pronunciation of the infinitive ends with a voiceless consonant, the pronunciation of the  “_ed”  suffix will be  /t/. Ex:

Stop               -           stopped
work               -           worked
laugh              -           laughed
miss               -           missed
cash               -           cashed
watch             -           watched

fix                    -           fixed

discuss          -           discussed

C)  When we have the sound   / id /:

When the pronunciation of the infinitive ends with a  stop consonant – /d/ or /t/, the pronunciation of the   “_ed” suffix will be  /id/. Ex:

need               -           needed
attend             -           attended
visit                 -           visited
create             -           created
want               -           wanted
print                -           printed