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Monday, November 5, 2012

Adjectives ending in ED. Special Pronunciation


A few adjectives ending in -ed have a special pronunciation: the last syllable is
pronounced /Id/ instead of /d/ or /t/

aged /'eId3Id/ (= very old)
blessed /,blesId/
beloved /bI'IAvId/
dogged /,dUgId/
crooked /'krukId/ l
earned /'13:md/
cursed /,k3:SId/
sacred /,seIknd/
naked /'neIkId/
wicked /,wIkId/
ragged /'negId/
wretched /,retSId/
rugged /'rAgId/
 one/three/four-legged /'legId/

Note that aged is pronounced /eId3d/ when it means 'years old' (as in He has a
daughter aged ten), or when it is a verb.