https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/why-do-we-pronounce-ed-at-the-end-of-a-word
We hear /t/ in words like these:
hoped, talked, stopped, jumped, relaxed
We hear /d/ in words like these:
agreed, enjoyed, lived, webbed, snowed
Some adjectives were formed from past participles before the sound of the -ed suffix was reduced, and they retain the older pronunciation with a full syllable for -ed in some contexts:
blessed, learned, aged
These have an archaic or formal character. The addition of the final syllable gives a more official sound to marked and alleged.
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