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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 233 · 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 “turned”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “cleaned”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) rained (b) kissed (c) rested
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “wanted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) finished (b) showed (c) printed
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) laughed (b) watched (c) called
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) loved (b) cried (c) stopped
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) visited (b) played (c) printed
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) missed (b) watched (c) shouted
  29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) painted (b) cleaned (c) shouted
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) stopped (b) cleaned (c) decided
  35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

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

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