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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 75 · 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 many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “cleaned”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) helped (b) tasted (c) cooked
  9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) showed (b) rested (c) played
  12. 12.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) cooked (b) counted (c) walked
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) mended (b) started (c) pushed
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) moved (b) loved (c) waited
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) jumped (b) rained (c) moved
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) lived (b) moved (c) kissed
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) waited (b) opened (c) dropped
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “played”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) stopped (b) walked (c) closed
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) dropped (b) wanted (c) enjoyed
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) filled (b) shouted (c) kicked

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 1
  3. “t” sound
  4. 1
  5. “id” (an extra beat)
  6. “t” sound
  7. 2
  8. tasted
  9. “t” sound
  10. “t” sound
  11. rested
  12. counted
  13. “d” sound
  14. 1
  15. pushed
  16. “id” (an extra beat)
  17. 2
  18. “d” sound
  19. waited
  20. jumped
  21. kissed
  22. “d” sound
  23. 1
  24. “t” sound
  25. “d” sound
  26. “id” (an extra beat)
  27. “d” sound
  28. 2
  29. waited
  30. 1
  31. “id” (an extra beat)
  32. 2
  33. “t” sound
  34. 1
  35. closed
  36. 1
  37. “id” (an extra beat)
  38. 1
  39. enjoyed
  40. kicked

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