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scrape
scratch
laugh
polish
push
wash
escape

ice
place
race
Words that end in a voiced sound except /d/ the –d/ed suffix is realized as /d/.

call
anger
gain
behave
measure
describe
apply

In words that end in the /t/ or /d/ sounds the –d/-ed inflection is articulated
as /id/.
scold
import
guard
sort
record
support

wait

The Syllable
The unit that is next in hierarchy to the individual speech sound is called the
syllable.
The syllable is a combination of two or more sounds. However there are a
few syllables that have just a single sound, eg. ah! -/aː/, oh! -/ ǝυ/ and sh -/∫/

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