· Some words ending in -ed have the 'usual' past-tense pronunciation when they are verbs, but end in an 'id' sound as adjectives: blessed, beloved, learned*, dogged, legged (adjectival in eg three-legged)
eg.: The priest blessed /blest/ the bread and wine vs a moment of blessed /ˈblesɪd/ calm
Eric was a teacher beloved /-vd/ by his students vs Her beloved /-vid/ husband· Some -ed words always end in an /id/ sound because they are adjectives with no corresponding verbs: naked, wretched, rugged, wicked.
* the pronunciation of learned may vary according to context when it is an adjective:
a learned /id/ man (having a lot of knowledge because of study);
learned /nd/ behaviour (developed by training or experience, not existing at birth).
[Grid from Blog de Cristina]
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