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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 531 · 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) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  4. 4.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “moved”? (a) mended (b) loved (c) jumped
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) watched (b) showed (c) looked
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “tasted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) loved (b) printed (c) stopped
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) cooked (b) rained (c) painted
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) painted (b) printed (c) picked
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “showed”? (a) finished (b) enjoyed (c) printed
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) filled (b) washed (c) printed
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) missed (b) lived (c) started
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) turned (b) rested (c) washed
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound

Answer key

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

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