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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 255 · 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 “helped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “cleaned”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) pushed (b) counted (c) helped
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) opened (b) walked (c) printed
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) waited (b) cried (c) pushed
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) walked (b) waited (c) turned
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) played (b) mended (c) cooked
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) cried (b) watched (c) loved
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) cleaned (b) stopped (c) added
  25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) filled (b) needed (c) jumped
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) loved (b) wanted (c) jumped
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) moved (b) planted (c) dropped

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. counted
  4. 1
  5. “t” sound
  6. “d” sound
  7. 2
  8. “id” (an extra beat)
  9. printed
  10. cried
  11. 1
  12. turned
  13. “d” sound
  14. cooked
  15. “t” sound
  16. “d” sound
  17. 1
  18. “id” (an extra beat)
  19. “d” sound
  20. “id” (an extra beat)
  21. watched
  22. “d” sound
  23. 2
  24. added
  25. “d” sound
  26. “t” sound
  27. “t” sound
  28. needed
  29. “d” sound
  30. 1
  31. “t” sound
  32. “d” sound
  33. “t” sound
  34. “t” sound
  35. 1
  36. “t” sound
  37. “d” sound
  38. jumped
  39. 1
  40. dropped

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