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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 957 · 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.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) opened (b) pushed (c) wanted
  3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) cleaned (b) enjoyed (c) missed
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “played”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) showed (b) smiled (c) stopped
  14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) helped (b) painted (c) laughed
  19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) washed (b) cried (c) rained
  21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) stopped (b) mended (c) played
  23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) needed (b) stopped (c) showed
  24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “shouted”? (a) lived (b) enjoyed (c) needed
  26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “shouted”? (a) watched (b) turned (c) ended
  27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) enjoyed (b) tasted (c) landed
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) tasted (b) turned (c) walked
  30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) finished (b) picked (c) played
  35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) smiled (b) tasted (c) pushed
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) played (b) cried (c) tasted
  39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) stopped (b) tasted (c) needed

Answer key

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

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