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

Answer key

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

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