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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 370 · 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 “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “shouted”? (a) lived (b) missed (c) visited
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) helped (b) missed (c) tasted
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) kissed (b) turned (c) moved
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) rained (b) printed (c) turned
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) helped (b) ended (c) stopped
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) enjoyed (b) landed (c) closed
  25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) landed (b) helped (c) looked
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) jumped (b) printed (c) decided
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) cried (b) called (c) washed
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) showed (b) watched (c) cried
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) loved (b) moved (c) helped
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) cried (b) washed (c) wanted

Answer key

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

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