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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 848 · 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 “finished”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) painted (b) lived (c) shouted
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) cooked (b) turned (c) mended
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) closed (b) rained (c) kicked
  11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) helped (b) visited (c) stopped
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) cleaned (b) rested (c) mended
  21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) washed (b) filled (c) stopped
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “showed”? (a) ended (b) missed (c) called
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  28. 28.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) planted (b) mended (c) cooked
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) painted (b) printed (c) filled
  35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “walked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) jumped (b) lived (c) started
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) rained (b) pushed (c) waited

Answer key

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

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