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Walked syllables
Walked has 1 syllable: WAWKT.
- WAWKTwɔkt
One syllable: WAWKT. The l is silent and the -ed is a "t".
The -ed ending is pronounced as a t, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiceless.
Sounds to watch
The w sound
Round your lips as if for oo and glide into the next vowel. No teeth contact, or it turns into a v.
Walked in a sentence
- We walked to the station instead of taking a taxi.
- He walked out halfway through the meeting.
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What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Final -ed ending unclearUse the correct /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/ ending.
- Extra syllable addedBlend adjacent sounds and avoid pronouncing silent letters.
- /v/ and /w/ confusedUse teeth-on-lip contact for /v/ and rounded lips without contact for /w/.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Consonant cluster reducedBuild the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
Questions
How many syllables are in walked?
One. Walked is a single syllable: WAWKT.
How do you pronounce walked?
Walked is pronounced /ˈwɔkt/, or WAWKT in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How do you use walked in a sentence?
We walked to the station instead of taking a taxi. He walked out halfway through the meeting.
How is the ending of walked pronounced?
The -ed ending is pronounced as a t, not as a separate syllable, because the sound before it is voiceless.
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