pronunciation of "ed" in adjectives

Dear teachers,

Is there a reason why the suffixe "ed" in participles / adjectives is pronounced "id" whether the consonant is voiced or voiceless ?

example: "wicked, learned, beloved, aged"

Would you please give me more?

Many thanks,
Hela

Learned- the participle is pronounced 'd', but the adjective is 'id'
Beloved/aged- the pronunciation varies accortding to context and the need for the extra syllable, so poetry often has it

Hi hela,
Three more adjectives: crooked, three-legged, blessed [id].
Sorry, I can't answer your question why.
Rgs

This is inconsistent:
'wicked' - two syllables, /wikid/
but 'licked', picked' and 'ticked' - the rule seems to be 'if it's a verb, it's pronounced /-ikt/' (not a general rule of course, just a way of describing what happens to words spelt '-icked')

But at least the pronunciation of 'icket' is predictable:
'cricket', 'picket', 'rickets', 'ticket', thicket', 'wicket' - all sound /-ikit/

It's just one of those things you have to learn - sorry.

b

Thank you for your help!

Best wishes

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How embarrassing...I think I use a schwa...

MrP

PS: Welcome back, Hela! I haven't seen you for a while.

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Originally Posted by MrPedantic

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How embarrassing...I think I use a schwa...
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The embarrassment is all mine. I keep forgetting how many idiolects there are.

b

We frequentlly use the tongue twister:

'Round and round the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran'

But can somone help me with a sentence that uses 'aged' as a verb?

Thanks

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Originally Posted by hela

Dear teachers,

Is there a reason why the suffixe "ed" in participles / adjectives is pronounced "id" whether the consonant is voiced or voiceless ?

example: "wicked, learned, beloved, aged"

Would you please give me more?

Many thanks,
Hela

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Hang on Hela - that's not right: 'wicked' is an adjective, not a past participle. There are several '-icked' participles - licked, kick, picked, ticked etc, and they're all pronounced as one syllable - /ıkt/. you're right about the pronunciation of 'wicked' though: two syllables, the last being /ıd/.

b

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Originally Posted by devyani.rajput

We frequentlly use the tongue twister:

'Round and round the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran'

But can somone help me with a sentence that uses 'aged' as a verb?

Thanks

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He's aged a lot since I last saw him. :-D