wretched /retʃɪd / vs /retʃt/

[HifaMo]

Hi,

According to Oxford dictionary, the word 'wretched' is pronounced as /retʃɪd/.

But, I have learned that words ending in voiceless consonants should be pronounced with /t/ at the end. And words that end with /d/ or /t/ should be pronounced with /id/ at the end.


Is my rule wrong?

Thanks.

 

[BobK]

Well, I don't know whether it's right, but it certainly has an exception if it is ;-)

wretched : /retʃɪd/
retched [past simple of 'retch' = vomit] : /retʃt/

I think the rule only applies to the simple past of verbs. But rules aren't my strong point.

b

 

[5jj]

Your 'rule' is fine for the second (past) and third (past participle) forms of verbs, but does not necessarily apply to adjectives such as 'naked', 'wicked', 'wretched', 'crooked', etc.