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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 167 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “enjoyed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) finished (b) filled (c) waited
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) mended (b) washed (c) closed
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) added (b) kissed (c) turned
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) cried (b) moved (c) wanted
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) called (b) landed (c) finished
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “rested”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) jumped (b) laughed (c) cried
  28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) needed (b) kicked (c) filled
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “enjoyed”? (a) finished (b) counted (c) cleaned
  37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) cleaned (b) decided (c) loved
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) played (b) added (c) cooked
  40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. “id” (an extra beat)
  5. waited
  6. “t” sound
  7. “t” sound
  8. “d” sound
  9. “d” sound
  10. “t” sound
  11. “id” (an extra beat)
  12. “id” (an extra beat)
  13. “d” sound
  14. “d” sound
  15. washed
  16. kissed
  17. “t” sound
  18. “d” sound
  19. 1
  20. 1
  21. 1
  22. wanted
  23. “id” (an extra beat)
  24. landed
  25. 2
  26. “id” (an extra beat)
  27. cried
  28. “d” sound
  29. 2
  30. 1
  31. 3
  32. “d” sound
  33. “t” sound
  34. “id” (an extra beat)
  35. kicked
  36. cleaned
  37. “id” (an extra beat)
  38. decided
  39. played
  40. “t” sound

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