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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 494 · 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 “landed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “shouted”? (a) wanted (b) helped (c) filled
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) cooked (b) cried (c) started
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) kissed (b) helped (c) ended
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) smiled (b) planted (c) kissed
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) cried (b) started (c) looked
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) kicked (b) played (c) landed
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) mended (b) rained (c) cooked
  30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) watched (b) printed (c) looked
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) showed (b) washed (c) mended
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) closed (b) missed (c) tasted
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “enjoyed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) closed (b) watched (c) mended
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

Answer key

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

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