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

Answer key

  1. “d” sound
  2. cleaned
  3. “d” sound
  4. kicked
  5. “t” sound
  6. 1
  7. “id” (an extra beat)
  8. “d” sound
  9. 2
  10. “t” sound
  11. “d” sound
  12. “id” (an extra beat)
  13. “id” (an extra beat)
  14. 1
  15. walked
  16. 2
  17. started
  18. “t” sound
  19. “id” (an extra beat)
  20. mended
  21. ended
  22. “d” sound
  23. “t” sound
  24. “t” sound
  25. “id” (an extra beat)
  26. “t” sound
  27. “id” (an extra beat)
  28. “id” (an extra beat)
  29. cried
  30. landed
  31. “t” sound
  32. 1
  33. needed
  34. “t” sound
  35. 1
  36. “d” sound
  37. “d” sound
  38. 1
  39. 1
  40. 1

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