Write the verbs in the three columns. Smiled, visited, watched, happened, hunted, talked, wanted, baked, loved, worked, stayed, guarded.

Verbs ending with different pronunciation

Here is the classification of the listed verbs according to the pronunciation of their -ed endings:

[d] Sound:

• Smiled
• Loved
• Stayed

[ɪd] Sound:

• Visited
• Wanted
• Guarded
• Happened

[t] Sound:

• Watched
• Hunted
• Talked
• Baked
• Worked

Hope this clarifies the pronunciation of -ed endings for these verbs!