how to pronounce english words correctly

Start from the last sound, not the spelling. Decide whether it is voiced or voiceless, then let the ending agree: /t/ or /d/ after most bases, /ɪd/ only after /t/ and /d/, and /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ for plurals. Learning how to pronounce English words correctly at this level is a decision made before speaking, and it takes about a second once the rows are familiar.

A quick diagnostic tells you which column you cannot hear yet. Read half a page of your own writing aloud, mark every word that ends in -ed or -s, then sort the marked words into the six groups. The column that comes back empty is not a column you have mastered; it is the one your text never tested, which is usually the column you avoid. Write four words of your own for it, record them, and compare the recording with the dictionary entry for one of the four.

How to Pronounce -ed and -s Endings in English (Three Sound Groups and a Sort Drill) →