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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 206 · 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 “looked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) looked (b) closed (c) washed
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) pushed (b) landed (c) kissed
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) opened (b) walked (c) called
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) started (b) played (c) printed
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) lived (b) added (c) stopped
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) shouted (b) stopped (c) visited
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “enjoyed”? (a) waited (b) mended (c) moved
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) needed (b) jumped (c) showed
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) printed (b) decided (c) jumped
  35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) stopped (b) ended (c) cleaned
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) added (b) tasted (c) dropped

Answer key

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

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