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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 955 · 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) 3 (c) 2
  2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) missed (b) planted (c) closed
  4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “enjoyed”? (a) landed (b) started (c) lived
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) rained (b) counted (c) closed
  10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) cleaned (b) stopped (c) decided
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) moved (b) dropped (c) added
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) cooked (b) lived (c) counted
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) pushed (b) cleaned (c) finished
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) jumped (b) added (c) rained
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) decided (b) cried (c) closed
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “cried”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) washed (b) showed (c) decided
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) mended (b) watched (c) rested
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) called (b) added (c) mended
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) watched (b) closed (c) ended
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “showed”? (a) lived (b) needed (c) stopped
  37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) kicked (b) needed (c) played
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) kicked (b) counted (c) wanted
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) started (b) rained (c) wanted

Answer key

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

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