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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 242 · 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.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) shouted (b) rested (c) laughed
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) lived (b) wanted (c) needed
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) planted (b) needed (c) loved
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) pushed (b) landed (c) cleaned
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) enjoyed (b) watched (c) dropped
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “moved”? (a) filled (b) kissed (c) added
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “showed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) kicked (b) shouted (c) counted
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) cried (b) washed (c) waited
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) kissed (b) waited (c) played
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “washed” 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) jumped (b) printed (c) played
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) cleaned (b) rested (c) looked
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) enjoyed (b) looked (c) started
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

  1. “id” (an extra beat)
  2. 1
  3. “d” sound
  4. “d” sound
  5. laughed
  6. “id” (an extra beat)
  7. “t” sound
  8. lived
  9. loved
  10. “d” sound
  11. landed
  12. 2
  13. “d” sound
  14. “t” sound
  15. “d” sound
  16. 2
  17. enjoyed
  18. “id” (an extra beat)
  19. “t” sound
  20. filled
  21. “id” (an extra beat)
  22. 1
  23. “id” (an extra beat)
  24. 1
  25. “t” sound
  26. kicked
  27. “t” sound
  28. “t” sound
  29. 1
  30. washed
  31. waited
  32. “d” sound
  33. “t” sound
  34. jumped
  35. rested
  36. “d” sound
  37. looked
  38. “id” (an extra beat)
  39. “id” (an extra beat)
  40. 1

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