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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 469 · 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 “walked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) played (b) visited (c) printed
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “tasted”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) counted (b) enjoyed (c) started
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) added (b) picked (c) called
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “cried”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “enjoyed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) painted (b) moved (c) dropped
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) rained (b) landed (c) needed
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) closed (b) ended (c) added
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) finished (b) ended (c) cried
  21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) tasted (b) watched (c) visited
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” 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) played (b) dropped (c) enjoyed
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  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 “turned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) shouted (b) washed (c) watched

Answer key

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

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