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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 433 · 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 “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) cleaned (b) jumped (c) called
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) stopped (b) jumped (c) needed
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) planted (b) needed (c) cooked
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) counted (b) kissed (c) mended
  16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) tasted (b) loved (c) cleaned
  19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) missed (b) watched (c) called
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) printed (b) cleaned (c) walked
  24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) played (b) cried (c) needed
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) stopped (b) turned (c) tasted
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “showed”? (a) picked (b) filled (c) waited
  33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “showed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) pushed (b) started (c) printed
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “cried”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

Answer key

  1. “t” sound
  2. “d” sound
  3. “id” (an extra beat)
  4. jumped
  5. needed
  6. “d” sound
  7. “d” sound
  8. 2
  9. “t” sound
  10. “t” sound
  11. “t” sound
  12. 1
  13. “id” (an extra beat)
  14. cooked
  15. kissed
  16. “id” (an extra beat)
  17. “d” sound
  18. tasted
  19. “t” sound
  20. 2
  21. “d” sound
  22. called
  23. cleaned
  24. “id” (an extra beat)
  25. needed
  26. turned
  27. “id” (an extra beat)
  28. 1
  29. “id” (an extra beat)
  30. “t” sound
  31. “t” sound
  32. filled
  33. “id” (an extra beat)
  34. 1
  35. pushed
  36. “t” sound
  37. “t” sound
  38. 1
  39. 2
  40. “id” (an extra beat)

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