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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 111 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Only t and d get an extra beat): After t or d: say id, with an extra beat — wanted, needed. After a quiet sound (p, k, f, s, sh, ch): say t — jumped, walked, washed. After a voiced sound: say d — played, called, cleaned. jumped has 1 beat, not 2.

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  1. 1.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) pushed (b) watched (c) waited
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “enjoyed”? (a) laughed (b) filled (c) washed
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) washed (b) missed (c) rained
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) loved (b) visited (c) stopped
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) kicked (b) played (c) counted
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) cleaned (b) landed (c) looked
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) laughed (b) started (c) filled
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) missed (b) wanted (c) helped
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “rested”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) lived (b) jumped (c) played
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) called (b) stopped (c) cleaned
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) cried (b) kicked (c) counted
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) looked (b) needed (c) dropped
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) stopped (b) rested (c) laughed
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) moved (b) washed (c) shouted

Answer key

  1. “id” (an extra beat)
  2. waited
  3. filled
  4. 2
  5. “id” (an extra beat)
  6. “t” sound
  7. 1
  8. rained
  9. stopped
  10. “t” sound
  11. “id” (an extra beat)
  12. “d” sound
  13. “d” sound
  14. “id” (an extra beat)
  15. “d” sound
  16. counted
  17. “t” sound
  18. 1
  19. landed
  20. “t” sound
  21. started
  22. wanted
  23. 1
  24. “id” (an extra beat)
  25. “t” sound
  26. “t” sound
  27. 2
  28. jumped
  29. 1
  30. 2
  31. stopped
  32. “d” sound
  33. “id” (an extra beat)
  34. “d” sound
  35. cried
  36. 1
  37. needed
  38. “id” (an extra beat)
  39. rested
  40. shouted

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