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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 755 · 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 “closed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “cried”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) enjoyed (b) cleaned (c) tasted
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) helped (b) called (c) picked
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) called (b) looked (c) rested
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) washed (b) enjoyed (c) ended
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) laughed (b) washed (c) printed
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) visited (b) filled (c) added
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) painted (b) wanted (c) closed
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) finished (b) landed (c) played
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) watched (b) showed (c) printed
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) laughed (b) stopped (c) painted
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “enjoyed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) jumped (b) missed (c) mended
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) cried (b) watched (c) moved
  38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) jumped (b) decided (c) printed
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) moved (b) planted (c) added

Answer key

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

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