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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 933 · 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.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) helped (b) loved (c) rested
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) decided (b) cleaned (c) washed
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) turned (b) tasted (c) looked
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “walked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) filled (b) watched (c) counted
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) loved (b) visited (c) helped
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) showed (b) shouted (c) tasted
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) stopped (b) cried (c) enjoyed
  27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  28. 28.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) printed (b) cooked (c) lived
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) rested (b) decided (c) helped
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) kissed (b) closed (c) started
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) dropped (b) decided (c) needed
  37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

Answer key

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

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