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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 727 · 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.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) rained (b) finished (c) visited
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) shouted (b) kicked (c) showed
  5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “cleaned”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) looked (b) ended (c) painted
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) waited (b) kicked (c) called
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) washed (b) planted (c) finished
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “showed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) mended (b) lived (c) stopped
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) ended (b) started (c) closed
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) rested (b) played (c) washed

Answer key

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

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