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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 270 · 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.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) smiled (b) mended (c) helped
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) smiled (b) jumped (c) landed
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) stopped (b) mended (c) opened
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) kissed (b) cleaned (c) ended
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) played (b) painted (c) looked
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) played (b) added (c) cooked
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) kicked (b) closed (c) finished
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) filled (b) jumped (c) painted
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) helped (b) closed (c) loved
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “wanted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) jumped (b) visited (c) smiled
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) smiled (b) cooked (c) pushed
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

Answer key

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

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