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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 731 · 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) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “moved”? (a) wanted (b) tasted (c) closed
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) called (b) cooked (c) loved
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) dropped (b) visited (c) shouted
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) started (b) looked (c) helped
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) shouted (b) called (c) cried
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) counted (b) rained (c) finished
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) played (b) walked (c) mended
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) painted (b) missed (c) kissed
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) stopped (b) missed (c) showed
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) helped (b) lived (c) printed
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) visited (b) cooked (c) cleaned
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “shouted”? (a) played (b) picked (c) mended
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) played (b) rested (c) dropped
  38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “planted”? (a) needed (b) cleaned (c) lived

Answer key

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

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