Many languages do not change the end of a verb or noun, or never end a word with two consonants. So learners say he cook instead of he cooks, or I wash yesterday instead of I washed. Others read the spelling and say washed as WOSH-ed, with an extra syllable. In this episode: • Voiced and unvoiced • The three sounds of -s and -es • The three sounds of -ed • Joining endings to the next word • Listening lab: saturday chores • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: I washed it (eye WOSH-tit) — the T joins it I cleaned up (eye KLEEN-dup) — the D joins up picked it up (PIK-ti-TUP) — I picked it up off the floor. Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.