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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 393 · 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 “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “shouted”? (a) waited (b) washed (c) laughed
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) pushed (b) cried (c) ended
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “played”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “showed”? (a) dropped (b) played (c) washed
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) waited (b) painted (c) pushed
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) smiled (b) opened (c) wanted
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) cooked (b) walked (c) loved
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) cried (b) counted (c) closed
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) printed (b) started (c) lived
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) lived (b) washed (c) smiled
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) rained (b) visited (c) rested
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “rested”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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