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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 653 · 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 “jumped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) filled (b) planted (c) laughed
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) added (b) shouted (c) kissed
  11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “walked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) finished (b) counted (c) moved
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “enjoyed”? (a) kicked (b) laughed (c) called
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) kissed (b) needed (c) decided
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) moved (b) laughed (c) printed
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) dropped (b) stopped (c) needed
  34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) ended (b) cooked (c) looked
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) shouted (b) cleaned (c) kicked
  40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound

Answer key

  1. “t” sound
  2. 1
  3. “d” sound
  4. 1
  5. “t” sound
  6. filled
  7. “id” (an extra beat)
  8. 1
  9. “d” sound
  10. kissed
  11. “d” sound
  12. “id” (an extra beat)
  13. “id” (an extra beat)
  14. “d” sound
  15. “t” sound
  16. “t” sound
  17. “d” sound
  18. 1
  19. finished
  20. 1
  21. 2
  22. “id” (an extra beat)
  23. “t” sound
  24. “d” sound
  25. “id” (an extra beat)
  26. “d” sound
  27. called
  28. 1
  29. kissed
  30. laughed
  31. “t” sound
  32. 2
  33. needed
  34. “d” sound
  35. “t” sound
  36. 2
  37. “t” sound
  38. ended
  39. shouted
  40. “d” sound

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