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Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 993 · 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 “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  4. 4.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) counted (b) called (c) rested
  5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  7. 7.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) visited (b) turned (c) cooked
  8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) added (b) smiled (c) stopped
  9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “needed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
  10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
  11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) closed (b) picked (c) started
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
  16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
  17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) cooked (b) turned (c) lived
  20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
  24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) closed (b) ended (c) helped
  25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) stopped (b) landed (c) smiled
  28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
  30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) decided (b) washed (c) smiled
  31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
  32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) laughed (b) planted (c) kicked
  33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “showed”? (a) decided (b) closed (c) added
  34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
  37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) added (b) opened (c) washed
  38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) walked (b) called (c) kissed
  39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) cooked (b) ended (c) called
  40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound

Answer key

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

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