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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 44 · 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 “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  4. 4.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) kissed (b) rained (c) painted
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “rested”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) landed (b) walked (c) loved
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) closed (b) loved (c) looked
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) looked (b) decided (c) called
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “shouted”? (a) tasted (b) watched (c) rained
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) laughed (b) mended (c) added
  24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  28. 28.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) dropped (b) looked (c) wanted
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) dropped (b) enjoyed (c) showed
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) moved (b) loved (c) helped

Answer key

  1. “t” sound
  2. “d” sound
  3. “t” sound
  4. painted
  5. 2
  6. loved
  7. “t” sound
  8. “t” sound
  9. looked
  10. “d” sound
  11. “t” sound
  12. “t” sound
  13. 1
  14. “id” (an extra beat)
  15. “id” (an extra beat)
  16. “d” sound
  17. “t” sound
  18. called
  19. tasted
  20. “d” sound
  21. “t” sound
  22. “d” sound
  23. laughed
  24. “d” sound
  25. “d” sound
  26. 1
  27. “d” sound
  28. “d” sound
  29. “d” sound
  30. 2
  31. 2
  32. “id” (an extra beat)
  33. wanted
  34. 1
  35. “t” sound
  36. “t” sound
  37. “t” sound
  38. dropped
  39. “id” (an extra beat)
  40. helped

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