Words ending in -ed with the /t/ sound

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Say jump and jumped. The ending is spelled -ed even though it sounds like /t/. Take off -ed to find the base word. This set focuses on one pronunciation of -ed. Compare with the ending in played or wanted.

• jumped
• helped
• wished
• brushed
• picked
• washed

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