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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 405 · 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 “picked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) added (b) needed (c) laughed
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) shouted (b) kicked (c) enjoyed
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) picked (b) planted (c) washed
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) stopped (b) rested (c) painted
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “rested”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) closed (b) started (c) needed
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) enjoyed (b) turned (c) washed
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) picked (b) played (c) planted
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) turned (b) enjoyed (c) visited
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) turned (b) dropped (c) needed
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) cried (b) finished (c) stopped
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “played”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) called (b) jumped (c) wanted
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1

Answer key

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

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