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

Answer key

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

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