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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 756 · 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 “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) shouted (b) dropped (c) landed
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) rained (b) picked (c) visited
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) planted (b) looked (c) moved
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) smiled (b) washed (c) counted
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) moved (b) pushed (c) printed
  29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) rained (b) looked (c) counted
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) tasted (b) played (c) shouted
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) turned (b) watched (c) rested
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) looked (b) painted (c) turned
  38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) closed (b) wanted (c) kissed
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) counted (b) shouted (c) closed

Answer key

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

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