-ED SPELLING RULES CEPER Hermanos machado, utrera Paz de la Rosa
There are different types of words that end in -ED Regular Past TenseVerbs Regular Past Participle Adjectives played lived rained played worked snowed bored tired relaxed
General rule In general we just add –ED to the end of a regular verb or word rain rain ed cook cook ed Wait wait ed Rain + ed rained
Verbs ending in consonant + E Just add -D to the end live live d dance dance d Smile smile d love love d live + d lived
consonant + vowel + consonant Ends in C+V+C one syllable or the final syllable is stressed , we double the final consonant . stop stop ped plan plan ned admit admit ted stop p + ed stopped Exception : when the Word ends in –W, –X, or -Y
Last syllable is not stressed Two or more syllables and final syllable is NOT stressed , do NOT double final consonant . happen happen ed open open ed visit visit ed open+ ed opened
Vowel + -l Double the final -L. Do NOT double the final –L unless stressed equal equal led equaled travel travel led traveled control control led control led Travel + ed travelled
Pronunciation of -ED /id/ /t/ /d/ T wanted D needed P helped K looked F sniffed GH laughed SH washed CH watched SS kissed C danced X fixed L called N cleaned R offered G damaged V loved S used Z amazed B rubbed M claimed The pronunciation of the words ending in –ED depends on the final consonant sound . There are three ways to pronounce –ED at the end of a word in English: /id/ /t/ /d/ Words that end in a vowel sound use the /d/ pronunciation for –ED: played , continued …