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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 329 · 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 “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) stopped (b) showed (c) laughed
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) planted (b) jumped (c) tasted
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “walked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) jumped (b) shouted (c) missed
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) smiled (b) jumped (c) decided
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) turned (b) filled (c) counted
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) wanted (b) pushed (c) turned
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) smiled (b) cooked (c) painted
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) painted (b) watched (c) picked
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) smiled (b) counted (c) planted
  21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “planted”? (a) smiled (b) started (c) cleaned
  25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) called (b) played (c) finished
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “planted”? (a) showed (b) turned (c) landed
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) lived (b) needed (c) finished
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “planted”? (a) opened (b) dropped (c) needed
  40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound

Answer key

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

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