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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 56 · 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 “turned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) mended (b) helped (c) visited
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “played”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) moved (b) pushed (c) planted
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) decided (b) dropped (c) played
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) started (b) picked (c) loved
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) walked (b) wanted (c) opened
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) rained (b) closed (c) kicked
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) landed (b) showed (c) washed
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “enjoyed”? (a) kicked (b) walked (c) moved
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) helped (b) filled (c) painted
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) played (b) washed (c) rested
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound

Answer key

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

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