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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 235 · 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 “loved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) closed (b) loved (c) wanted
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) tasted (b) picked (c) called
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) rained (b) closed (c) cooked
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) smiled (b) finished (c) counted
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) kissed (b) added (c) started
  23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) dropped (b) ended (c) pushed
  25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) cried (b) ended (c) helped
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) lived (b) painted (c) planted
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) wanted (b) called (c) dropped
  30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) missed (b) filled (c) painted
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) moved (b) counted (c) stopped
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  39. 39.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

Answer key

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

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