Decoding the letter D

The letter D, lowercase d (pronounced /diː/) normally represents IPA phoneme /d/. For examples see IPA phoneme /d/.

As /t/
Main article: Past tense pronunciation

In the regular past tense of verbs ending in unvoiced consonants excluding /t/, the suffix "-ed" sounds /t/.

Examples:
 * /f/: laughed /lɑːft/ /læft/
 * /k/: worked /wɜːrkt/
 * /p/: helped /helpt/
 * /s/: placed /pleɪst/
 * /ʃ/: wished /wɪʃt/
 * /tʃ/: reached /riːtʃt/
 * /θ/: frothed /frɒθt/ /frɔːθt/.

In some consonant clusters the previous consonant may be elided.
 * asked /ɑːskt/ or /ɑːst/ - /æskt/ or /æst/
 * jumped /dʒʌmpt/ or /dʒʌmt/

As /dʒ/
See also IPA phoneme /dʒ/
 * "di" as /dʒə/: soldier
 * "dg" as /dʒ/: bridge - budget - edge - judge - knowledge
 * "dj" as /dʒ/: adjacent - adjective - adjust
 * "du" as /dʒuː/ or /dʒʊ/: education - gradual - graduate - individual - schedule /ˈskedʒuːl/ /ˈʃedjuːl/
 * "du" as /dʒə/: procedure

Silent "d"

 * handkerchief /ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf, ˈhæŋkərtʃiːf/ - handsome - sandwich /ˈsænwɪtʃ, ˈsænwɪdʒ, ˈsændwɪtʃ, ˈsændwɪdʒ/ - thousandth - Wednesday - Windsor
 * grandfather - grandmother - granddaughter - grandson