To pronounce "walked", say WALK-ed — 2 syllables, IPA /wɔːkt/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/wɔːkt/
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"walked" has 2 syllables: walk-ed. It rhymes with shocked and balked, if that helps it stick.
verb
“To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit.”
“If you can’t present a better case, that robber is going to walk.”
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"Walked" has 2 syllables: walk · ed.
The IPA transcription of "walked" is /wɔːkt/.
Walked: To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
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