Newguest  +  567103 Wed, 17 Sep 08 11:56 AM Hi When we say: visited (there is "id" at the end), when we say: worked (there is "t" at the end), when we say: stayed (there is "d" at the end) Is there any rule for it? Newguest Joined on Sun, Feb 25 2007 Senior Member 2,098

	Eimai_Anglos  +  567112 Wed, 17 Sep 08 12:30 PM Sort of! "Visited" has three syllables: vis-i-ted It is impossible to say "td" so that syllable can not be shortened and must be pronounced in full. "Worked" has only one syllable in modern English: wurkt It is possible but difficult to pronounce "d" after "k" so the "d" is softened to a "t" sound. More examples:- hacked (hakt) talked (torkt) walked (warkt) smoked (smohkt) locked (lokt) leaked (leekt) looked (lukt) (In old English the syllable "ked" was often pronounced in full.) Eimai_Anglos Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Regular Member 509 Martin - native English speaker and technical author.

	Cool Breeze  +  567187 Wed, 17 Sep 08 03:27 PM Newguest “ Is there any rule for it? ”   1. The suffix is pronounced [ d] after a voiced sound. All vowels are voiced sounds and so are [ b], [ g], [ l], [ m], [ n], [ v] and [ z]. Exampes: dreamed, begged, combed, pleased. 2. The suffix is pronounced [ t] after an unvoiced/voiceless sound such as [ p], [ k], [ s], [ ʃ]. Examples: skipped, asked, dressed, washed. 3. An exception to the above: the suffix is pronounced [ id] after [ d] and [ t]. Examples: needed, wanted. If the word is not part of a perfect or a pluperfect finite verb, the pronunciation may be different. A learned [ id] man, a long-legged [ id/d] girl. CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,970 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991

	Philip  +  567211 Wed, 17 Sep 08 04:27 PM CB's explanation is 100% right on.  It is a linguistic question dealing with phonology. By the way, the same principle is in play with the plural noun ending 's/es':  's' after a non-voiced consonant (lamps, desks); 'z' after a voiced consonant or a vowel (dogs, monkeys); and 'iz' after the sound of 's' or 'z' (classes, noises). The same with the third person singular of the present tense of verbs:  's' (hits); 'z' (plays); and 'iz' (misses). (Printing note:  in my examples, and in CB's, the vowel indicated as 'i' should be the schwa (ә) sound. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,736 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen Verbs, Plurals, Tenses, Nouns, Present Tenses, Vowels, Consonants