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

Answer key

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

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