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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 360 · 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 “looked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) picked (b) finished (c) waited
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) loved (b) rained (c) watched
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) dropped (b) added (c) smiled
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) stopped (b) rested (c) loved
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) kicked (b) played (c) wanted
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “wanted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) missed (b) closed (c) looked
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “showed”? (a) started (b) loved (c) helped
  28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) looked (b) stopped (c) started
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) visited (b) decided (c) walked
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) cried (b) stopped (c) added
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) painted (b) cooked (c) lived

Answer key

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

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