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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 758 · 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 “watched”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  4. 4.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) cleaned (b) jumped (c) wanted
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) visited (b) cried (c) kicked
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) added (b) looked (c) loved
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “tasted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) missed (b) smiled (c) counted
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) added (b) called (c) cooked
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) cleaned (b) printed (c) closed
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) picked (b) called (c) added
  28. 28.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) started (b) filled (c) pushed
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) kicked (b) visited (c) cried
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) picked (b) stopped (c) called
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) counted (b) lived (c) kicked
  39. 39.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. “id” (an extra beat)
  4. cleaned
  5. cried
  6. “t” sound
  7. 2
  8. “t” sound
  9. 1
  10. “id” (an extra beat)
  11. looked
  12. “d” sound
  13. “id” (an extra beat)
  14. “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. “d” sound
  18. “t” sound
  19. 1
  20. “d” sound
  21. 2
  22. smiled
  23. added
  24. 2
  25. printed
  26. “t” sound
  27. added
  28. “id” (an extra beat)
  29. “id” (an extra beat)
  30. filled
  31. visited
  32. “d” sound
  33. “d” sound
  34. “d” sound
  35. “id” (an extra beat)
  36. “d” sound
  37. called
  38. counted
  39. “id” (an extra beat)
  40. “id” (an extra beat)

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