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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 697 · 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 “ended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) started (b) played (c) missed
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) printed (b) lived (c) kicked
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) walked (b) cleaned (c) missed
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) looked (b) landed (c) moved
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) filled (b) needed (c) pushed
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “needed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) dropped (b) added (c) loved
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) walked (b) called (c) smiled
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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