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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 352 · 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 “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “moved”? (a) kicked (b) cried (c) cooked
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) finished (b) started (c) kicked
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) showed (b) mended (c) walked
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “moved”? (a) waited (b) planted (c) lived
  24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) added (b) picked (c) turned
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) jumped (b) decided (c) filled
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) rained (b) ended (c) dropped
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) jumped (b) moved (c) cleaned
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) started (b) helped (c) landed
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) played (b) decided (c) stopped
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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