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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 497 · 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 “looked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) visited (b) planted (c) played
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) closed (b) mended (c) loved
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) tasted (b) needed (c) picked
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “tasted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) helped (b) filled (c) counted
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) opened (b) moved (c) laughed
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) walked (b) painted (c) closed
  23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) helped (b) cleaned (c) waited
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “rested”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) picked (b) rained (c) filled
  29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) closed (b) picked (c) tasted
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “moved”? (a) washed (b) cried (c) kissed
  37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) cleaned (b) lived (c) jumped
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) washed (b) decided (c) enjoyed

Answer key

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

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