The regular verbs in the simple past are pronounced three different ways according to the final sound of the verb. The “-ed” is pronounced /t/, /id/, or /d/.

  VerbSimple PastSound
/t/ Verbs that end in the sounds /sh/, /k/, /p/, /ss/ , /ch/, or / f/. wash
like
stop
kiss
watch
laugh
washed
liked
stopped
kissed
watched
laughed
/washt/
/likt/
/stopt/
/kisst/
/watcht/
/laft/
/id/ Verbs that end in the sounds /t/ or /d/ are pronounced /id/. add
end
start
want
added
ended
started
wanted
/addid/
/endid/
/startid/
/wantid/
/d/ All other verbs are pronounced /d/. clean
play
rain
pull
cleaned
played
rained
pulled
/cleand/
/plaid/
/raind/
/pulld/

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