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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 490 · 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) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “enjoyed”? (a) cried (b) laughed (c) jumped
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) loved (b) kissed (c) lived
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) played (b) needed (c) moved
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) loved (b) walked (c) shouted
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) filled (b) called (c) walked
  18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) played (b) printed (c) jumped
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) played (b) laughed (c) needed
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) played (b) washed (c) visited
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) counted (b) rained (c) dropped
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) played (b) showed (c) printed
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) called (b) moved (c) missed
  39. 39.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. “id” (an extra beat)
  5. 2
  6. “d” sound
  7. 2
  8. “id” (an extra beat)
  9. 1
  10. cried
  11. 2
  12. “t” sound
  13. kissed
  14. needed
  15. walked
  16. “d” sound
  17. walked
  18. “id” (an extra beat)
  19. 1
  20. “t” sound
  21. 1
  22. “d” sound
  23. 1
  24. “d” sound
  25. jumped
  26. “t” sound
  27. “t” sound
  28. “d” sound
  29. played
  30. “t” sound
  31. “t” sound
  32. washed
  33. 3
  34. counted
  35. printed
  36. “d” sound
  37. “t” sound
  38. missed
  39. “d” sound
  40. “id” (an extra beat)

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