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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 93 · 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 does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) printed (b) cleaned (c) laughed
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) rained (b) painted (c) lived
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) jumped (b) laughed (c) rained
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) planted (b) helped (c) cleaned
  11. 11.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “moved”? (a) washed (b) kicked (c) smiled
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) moved (b) counted (c) added
  14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) waited (b) rained (c) played
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) jumped (b) rested (c) lived
  16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) played (b) rained (c) cooked
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “cried”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “walked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) printed (b) finished (c) moved
  37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2

Answer key

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

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