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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 273 · 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 “mended”? (a) played (b) ended (c) kicked
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) enjoyed (b) kissed (c) painted
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “walked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) added (b) closed (c) looked
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) played (b) filled (c) mended
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) rained (b) laughed (c) painted
  16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “shouted”? (a) cleaned (b) added (c) kicked
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) planted (b) kicked (c) cooked
  19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) dropped (b) closed (c) painted
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) jumped (b) mended (c) added
  28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) kissed (b) called (c) planted
  30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) smiled (b) tasted (c) watched
  34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) washed (b) rested (c) lived
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) ended (b) stopped (c) lived

Answer key

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

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