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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 643 · 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 “finished” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) started (b) showed (c) watched
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) kicked (b) pushed (c) printed
  11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) turned (b) waited (c) wanted
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) counted (b) stopped (c) called
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) jumped (b) mended (c) smiled
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) mended (b) laughed (c) smiled
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) started (b) looked (c) washed
  29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) picked (b) shouted (c) ended
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) dropped (b) ended (c) enjoyed
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) waited (b) rained (c) turned
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “needed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) needed (b) looked (c) closed
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) watched (b) closed (c) printed
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) printed (b) jumped (c) ended

Answer key

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

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