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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 83 · 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 “moved”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) dropped (b) tasted (c) started
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) loved (b) jumped (c) planted
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) shouted (b) walked (c) loved
  9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) rained (b) started (c) loved
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) decided (b) showed (c) missed
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “enjoyed”? (a) finished (b) opened (c) counted
  28. 28.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) showed (b) picked (c) waited
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) showed (b) mended (c) kissed
  37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) washed (b) watched (c) moved
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) counted (b) showed (c) visited
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. “d” sound
  3. dropped
  4. 2
  5. planted
  6. “d” sound
  7. “id” (an extra beat)
  8. walked
  9. “t” sound
  10. “t” sound
  11. “id” (an extra beat)
  12. “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 1
  14. “t” sound
  15. 1
  16. “id” (an extra beat)
  17. “t” sound
  18. 1
  19. 3
  20. 2
  21. started
  22. “d” sound
  23. “t” sound
  24. showed
  25. “d” sound
  26. “t” sound
  27. opened
  28. “d” sound
  29. waited
  30. “id” (an extra beat)
  31. “id” (an extra beat)
  32. “d” sound
  33. “t” sound
  34. “t” sound
  35. “t” sound
  36. showed
  37. “d” sound
  38. moved
  39. showed
  40. 1

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