23/09/2026
Did you know? When a verb ends in K, the -ED often sounds like /T/! 🤯
Many English learners pronounce every -ED the same way, but native speakers don’t!
*Rule:
If a regular verb ends in the /k/ sound, the -ED is pronounced /t/.
📚 Examples:
— Walk → Walked /wɔːkt/
🗣 “We walked to work yesterday.”
—Talk → Talked /tɔːkt/
🗣 “I talked to my manager this morning.”
— Work → Worked /wɜːrkt/
🗣 “She worked late last night.”
— Kick → Kicked /kɪkt/
🗣 “He kicked the ball into the goal.”
*Don’t say “walk-ed” or “talk-ed.”
Say walkt, talkt, workt, kickt!
Practice:
“Yesterday, I walked, talked, worked, and kicked.”
👇 Which word is hardest for you to pronounce?