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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 230 · 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) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) ended (b) visited (c) picked
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) kicked (b) enjoyed (c) cleaned
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) showed (b) cried (c) walked
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “rested”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) tasted (b) closed (c) helped
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” 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) jumped (b) washed (c) painted
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) jumped (b) smiled (c) filled
  23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) kissed (b) ended (c) rained
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) shouted (b) missed (c) lived
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) landed (b) picked (c) closed
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) ended (b) walked (c) dropped
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) kicked (b) decided (c) showed
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) enjoyed (b) moved (c) walked
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) moved (b) cooked (c) ended
  40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

Answer key

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

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