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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 311 · 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 “enjoyed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “cried”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) stopped (b) lived (c) wanted
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) added (b) decided (c) kicked
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) ended (b) opened (c) turned
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) added (b) pushed (c) needed
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) turned (b) ended (c) finished
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) dropped (b) moved (c) printed
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) waited (b) jumped (c) added
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) dropped (b) waited (c) cried
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) washed (b) visited (c) rested
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) decided (b) dropped (c) cooked
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) cried (b) cleaned (c) dropped
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) cleaned (b) painted (c) turned
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) lived (b) enjoyed (c) watched
  40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

Answer key

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

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