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

Answer key

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

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