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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 401 · 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 “shouted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) rested (b) cried (c) kicked
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) jumped (b) kicked (c) wanted
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) tasted (b) lived (c) kicked
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) cooked (b) rested (c) moved
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “enjoyed”? (a) ended (b) dropped (c) smiled
  19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) washed (b) laughed (c) painted
  24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) watched (b) rested (c) cleaned
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) finished (b) kissed (c) lived
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) watched (b) shouted (c) rested
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) smiled (b) missed (c) waited
  34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

Answer key

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

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