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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 375 · 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 “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) planted (b) watched (c) dropped
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) watched (b) smiled (c) filled
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) printed (b) mended (c) showed
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) added (b) cleaned (c) laughed
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) moved (b) planted (c) watched
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) jumped (b) stopped (c) enjoyed
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) picked (b) ended (c) cleaned
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) cried (b) showed (c) jumped
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) moved (b) kissed (c) washed
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) kicked (b) moved (c) rested
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) landed (b) moved (c) walked
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) played (b) mended (c) kicked
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) wanted (b) moved (c) walked
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) cleaned (b) started (c) looked

Answer key

  1. “d” sound
  2. 1
  3. planted
  4. “d” sound
  5. “t” sound
  6. watched
  7. “id” (an extra beat)
  8. “id” (an extra beat)
  9. “d” sound
  10. “t” sound
  11. showed
  12. “id” (an extra beat)
  13. “d” sound
  14. “id” (an extra beat)
  15. “t” sound
  16. “t” sound
  17. laughed
  18. “t” sound
  19. watched
  20. enjoyed
  21. “d” sound
  22. “id” (an extra beat)
  23. 1
  24. 2
  25. picked
  26. jumped
  27. 1
  28. 1
  29. moved
  30. moved
  31. “t” sound
  32. “d” sound
  33. 3
  34. 1
  35. “id” (an extra beat)
  36. “t” sound
  37. moved
  38. mended
  39. wanted
  40. looked

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