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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 732 · 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.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) printed (b) closed (c) stopped
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) planted (b) washed (c) closed
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) wanted (b) washed (c) lived
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) printed (b) watched (c) picked
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) printed (b) planted (c) looked
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) filled (b) painted (c) mended
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) ended (b) looked (c) pushed
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) moved (b) looked (c) helped
  21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) dropped (b) counted (c) closed
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) rested (b) added (c) dropped
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) painted (b) mended (c) pushed
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “needed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) enjoyed (b) jumped (c) opened
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) kissed (b) needed (c) kicked
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

Answer key

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

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