Sorting Past Endings in Everyday Stories — A2 English Pronunciation Practice Test
About this practice test
Practise A2 English pronunciation by saying regular past-tense verbs and sorting their endings into /t/, /d/ and added syllables.
What you’ll practice
Hear the difference
Recognise vowel and consonant contrasts in clear recordings.
Stress and rhythm
Identify strong syllables and emphasized words.
Listen and review
Replay each recording and learn from answer explanations.
What to expect:
8 questions with explanations to review after submission.
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- Practice level
- A2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Sorting into categories
How to approach this practice
Read the instructions and work through the questions before opening the answers.
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Question 1 · Sorting into categories
Sort each word or phrase into its correct category.
Say and sort the verbs by the sound of their -ed ending. Focus on the sound, not the spelling.
Categories
- -ed sounds like /t/
- -ed sounds like /d/
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
Word bank
- walked
- called
- wanted
- played
- needed
- watched
Check answers and explanations
- 1. walked
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 2. called
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 3. wanted
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 4. played
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 5. needed
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 6. watched
- -ed sounds like /t/
Sound groups: -ed sounds like /t/: walked, watched; -ed sounds like /d/: played, called; -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/: wanted, needed. Only after /t/ or /d/ does regular -ed add a syllable.
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Question 2 · Sorting into categories
Sort each word or phrase into its correct category.
Say and sort the verbs by the sound of their -ed ending. Focus on the sound, not the spelling.
Categories
- -ed sounds like /t/
- -ed sounds like /d/
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
Word bank
- cleaned
- visited
- cooked
- helped
- started
- opened
Check answers and explanations
- 1. cleaned
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 2. visited
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 3. cooked
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 4. helped
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 5. started
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 6. opened
- -ed sounds like /d/
Sound groups: -ed sounds like /t/: helped, cooked; -ed sounds like /d/: cleaned, opened; -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/: visited, started. Only after /t/ or /d/ does regular -ed add a syllable.
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Question 3 · Sorting into categories
Sort each word or phrase into its correct category.
Say and sort the verbs by the sound of their -ed ending. Focus on the sound, not the spelling.
Categories
- -ed sounds like /t/
- -ed sounds like /d/
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
Word bank
- waited
- enjoyed
- lived
- washed
- decided
- stopped
Check answers and explanations
- 1. waited
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 2. enjoyed
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 3. lived
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 4. washed
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 5. decided
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 6. stopped
- -ed sounds like /t/
Sound groups: -ed sounds like /t/: washed, stopped; -ed sounds like /d/: lived, enjoyed; -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/: waited, decided. Only after /t/ or /d/ does regular -ed add a syllable.
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Question 4 · Sorting into categories
Sort each word or phrase into its correct category.
Say and sort the verbs by the sound of their -ed ending. Focus on the sound, not the spelling.
Categories
- -ed sounds like /t/
- -ed sounds like /d/
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
Word bank
- invited
- showed
- worked
- looked
- stayed
- painted
Check answers and explanations
- 1. invited
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 2. showed
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 3. worked
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 4. looked
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 5. stayed
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 6. painted
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
Sound groups: -ed sounds like /t/: looked, worked; -ed sounds like /d/: showed, stayed; -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/: painted, invited. Only after /t/ or /d/ does regular -ed add a syllable.
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Question 5 · Sorting into categories
Sort each word or phrase into its correct category.
Say and sort the verbs by the sound of their -ed ending. Focus on the sound, not the spelling.
Categories
- -ed sounds like /t/
- -ed sounds like /d/
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
Word bank
- shouted
- liked
- talked
- listened
- counted
- answered
Check answers and explanations
- 1. shouted
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 2. liked
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 3. talked
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 4. listened
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 5. counted
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 6. answered
- -ed sounds like /d/
Sound groups: -ed sounds like /t/: liked, talked; -ed sounds like /d/: listened, answered; -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/: shouted, counted. Only after /t/ or /d/ does regular -ed add a syllable.
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Question 6 · Sorting into categories
Sort each word or phrase into its correct category.
Say and sort the verbs by the sound of their -ed ending. Focus on the sound, not the spelling.
Categories
- -ed sounds like /t/
- -ed sounds like /d/
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
Word bank
- ended
- laughed
- tried
- asked
- landed
- carried
Check answers and explanations
- 1. ended
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 2. laughed
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 3. tried
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 4. asked
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 5. landed
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 6. carried
- -ed sounds like /d/
Sound groups: -ed sounds like /t/: asked, laughed; -ed sounds like /d/: tried, carried; -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/: ended, landed. Only after /t/ or /d/ does regular -ed add a syllable.
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Question 7 · Sorting into categories
Sort each word or phrase into its correct category.
Say and sort the verbs by the sound of their -ed ending. Focus on the sound, not the spelling.
Categories
- -ed sounds like /t/
- -ed sounds like /d/
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
Word bank
- turned
- rested
- hated
- danced
- followed
- jumped
Check answers and explanations
- 1. turned
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 2. rested
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 3. hated
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 4. danced
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 5. followed
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 6. jumped
- -ed sounds like /t/
Sound groups: -ed sounds like /t/: danced, jumped; -ed sounds like /d/: turned, followed; -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/: hated, rested. Only after /t/ or /d/ does regular -ed add a syllable.
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Question 8 · Sorting into categories
Sort each word or phrase into its correct category.
Say and sort the verbs by the sound of their -ed ending. Focus on the sound, not the spelling.
Categories
- -ed sounds like /t/
- -ed sounds like /d/
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
Word bank
- wanted
- travelled
- visited
- missed
- finished
- moved
Check answers and explanations
- 1. wanted
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 2. travelled
- -ed sounds like /d/
- 3. visited
- -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/
- 4. missed
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 5. finished
- -ed sounds like /t/
- 6. moved
- -ed sounds like /d/
Sound groups: -ed sounds like /t/: finished, missed; -ed sounds like /d/: moved, travelled; -ed adds a syllable: /ɪd/ or /əd/: wanted, visited. Only after /t/ or /d/ does regular -ed add a syllable.
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