1. Vocabulary

bad character =evil character

famous - prestigious

2. Pronunciation

doll =  /dal/

prestigious  = pres-ti-jus/

finish = /fi-nish/ not /fi-ni-shi/

watched = /watcht/ not /wat-ched/

punished = /pa-nisht/ not /pa-nished/

The pronunciation of "ed" at the end of a word depends on the sound of the final consonant or vowel sound in the base verb.

1. When the base verb ends with a voiceless consonant sound such as /p/, /k/, /f/, /s/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, and /θ/ or the vowel sounds /ɪ/ and /eɪ/, the "ed" ending is pronounced as /t/. Examples: walked, jumped, laughed, watched, washed, passed, wished, and missed.
2. When the base verb ends with a voiced consonant sound such as /b/, /g/, /v/, /z/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/, /ð/, and all vowel sounds except /ɪ/ and /eɪ/, the "ed" ending is pronounced as /d/. Examples: played, begged, moved, buzzed, measured, judged, and lived.
3. When the base verb ends with the /t/ or /d/ sound, the "ed" ending is pronounced as /ɪd/. Examples: wanted, decided, and ended.

It's important to note that these rules apply to the regular past tense of regular verbs. Irregular verbs have their own unique past tense forms and are not subject to these pronunciation rules.

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