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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 836 · 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 “turned”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) laughed (b) needed (c) looked
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) closed (b) shouted (c) jumped
  10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “moved”? (a) stopped (b) kissed (c) cleaned
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) kissed (b) cleaned (c) counted
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) helped (b) loved (c) printed
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “tasted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) looked (b) rained (c) showed
  30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “showed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) missed (b) rested (c) printed

Answer key

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

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