Hello again in this lesson we're going to continue talking about the the ending.
As you learned in the prior video there are actually three different pronunciations of the Edey ending.
It's occasionally pronounced fully as Ed adding the extra syllable to the word but more often that in
the E-D is silent.
It is pronounced as dirt or to invest.
Listen you're going to learn when to use each pronunciation.
So your English sounds correct and smart.
The pronunciation of the the ending is dictated by the last sound of the word before adding the E-D.
Rule number one if the word ends in a T or a D.
Per nouns they E-D completely adding an extra syllable to the word.
Here are some common words that end with T.
Start you'll pronounce it started.
There should be two syllables because this word ends in a T.
Wait waited.
Xpect expected.
And then some common words that and Indee need needed again words ending in D will fully pronounce the
the endings as well decide decided.
Rule number 2 if the word ends in a voice sound you'll pronounce the E D ending as.
Since the.
Is also a voice sound with voice sounds.
You'll hear your vocal chords or larynx vibrate.
Now you can find your vocal chords right here in the hollow of your throat if you feel it with your
fingers.
You'll notice that it vibrates when you produce voice sounds.
Now let's do a little bit of practice here.
I want to illustrate the voice sounds using the D ending words you found from the story taking the first
one share.
You'll notice that they are ending sound on that word is a voice sound.
They are if you feel hear in your throat.
You'll notice it vibrates.
Try that with me now.
Or her or the L is also a voice sound.
Do you feel that vibration here in your throat.
It's as if there's a little motor turned on right there.
Vowel sounds are also voiced.
You found the word stay in the story I read for you so notice that a day and you you'll feel it also
vibrate here as you will on the word please.
Please note that the ending is also voiced So
if you're not familiar with the z sound that's something that I'm going to teach you in our next lesson
so don't worry about it at this point.
You can learn all about the S in the z in our next section.
So let's go through each of these words and pronounce them with their endings.
So when Cher adds an e d it sounds like shared smile smiled.
Stay stayed and please please would again note that the ears are silent there just pronounce the do
not add but do.
The largest number of endings will be voiced so most often you're going to pronounce your E-D ending
as the.
With it being silent again the following sounds in English or of voice you'll know there are a lot of
voice sounds in English BA Ga Ga Ma no.
And all of the vowels sounds as well or voiced.
So here are some words that are included in our top 500 most common words in spoken English that have
voiced endings.
A word that ends in BA is describe.
So if we add an ending to that it sounds like described
Khaled Hund
just change a the man Enge managed
let's call called control controlled.
And there are more must seem seemed name named never happened have been planned planned.
Offer offered require required believe believed save saved raise raise and realize realized and then
words ending in vowel sounds as in show showed a degree of greed the sounds that had the little star
next to him are the most common voiced endings.
So these are ones that you'll want to focus most on in your practice.
Notice that the end sound the r sound in the vowels all have a large number of words ending in those
sounds.
And our third rule if the word ends in a voiceless sound pronounce the E-D as since is also a voiceless
sound.
With voiceless sounds there is no movement or sound from your vocal parts.
There is nothing fail here.
There is only air passing through your mouth.
Take a look at these examples.
The word ask.
If you say that K in you place your fingers here on your vocal chords you will feel no movement and
hear no sound coming from here.
Everything is coming from your mouth.
The same happens with the sound like the word left.
Now although laugh is spelled with a G H at the end it's pronounced F..
Now it's very unusual in English that a g h is pronounced F but it happens every so often.
So note that this is an F sound.
So notice with the F again you have no vibration and no sound coming from your vocal chords.
And the same happens with the sound.
So take a look at each of these words from the story in yours that ask where we are the lead.
The end is pronounced.
Ask.
Look look at laugh laugh at and bless lest several endings are voiceless endings so you'll sometimes
hear the pronounced as T with that e silent again.
And here are several sounds that are voiceless in English.
And some common words but and with these sounds the c h or sound watch and an e d it becomes watched
approach approached
laugh laugh at.
And here are some more k.
A very calm and voiceless and.
Work becomes worked.
Talk.
P.
Stop.
Develop.
Developed.
S.
Another very common ending practice practiced.
Increase increased and.
Finish.
Finished.
So again with these very common endings the K in the ass you want to make sure you include more practice
for those sounds because they're very very common so once you're comfortable with these three rules
for the pronunciation of the endings please complete all the assignments in the workbook.
You'll find a variety of entertaining ways to practice these important sounds.
Thanks for watching.