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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 876 · 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 “laughed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) lived (b) looked (c) opened
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) enjoyed (b) waited (c) finished
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  16. 16.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) tasted (b) looked (c) opened
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) showed (b) jumped (c) moved
  20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) wanted (b) played (c) needed
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) rested (b) opened (c) pushed
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) cried (b) smiled (c) cooked
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) helped (b) rained (c) smiled
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) helped (b) ended (c) moved
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) looked (b) decided (c) planted
  28. 28.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) counted (b) stopped (c) lived
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) added (b) smiled (c) needed
  34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) painted (b) printed (c) cried
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

Answer key

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

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