Why is 'crooked' pronounced /'krʊk.ɪd/ and not /krʊk/d/? Is there any available explanation for why 'crooked' is pronounced as /'krʊk.ɪd/' not /krʊk/d/? Or is it just one of the exceptions for '-ed' ending words and it is what it is?
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1That would have to be /kt/ rather than /kd/, since /k/ is unvoiced. – Dec 13 '19 at 05:55
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Does this answer your question? [Why are "baked" and "naked" not pronounced the same?](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/34587/why-are-baked-and-naked-not-pronounced-the-same) (Read [my answer](https://ell.stackexchange.com/a/267018/106592) in the linked question.) – Void Jan 13 '21 at 19:04
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There is a comprehensive answer to this question on the English Language & Usage sister site.
Basically, the answer boils down to the fact that the adjective "crooked" is not derived from a verb, and so it doesn't follow the typical -ed pronunciation rules for past participles. On the other hand, "to crook" is a verb and has a past participle "crooked," as in "He crooked his finger." This word, although spelled the same as the adjective, is pronounced as a single syllable, like "looked."
This same situation also arises in some other words like "blessed."
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