Which of the three ending sounds do you hear
I worked late, then I stayed in and rested.
It rained all day, so we stopped the game and waited inside.Say each sentence aloud and listen to the ending of its past verb. Choose which of the three labels in brackets matches the final sound you hear, and type that label exactly as your answer.
1. Last night we watched a film. - ___ (t / d / id)
2. She cleaned the kitchen this morning. - ___ (t / d / id)
3. They wanted to go home early. - ___ (t / d / id)
4. I helped my dad in the garden. - ___ (t / d / id)
5. He played tennis on Saturday. - ___ (t / d / id)Show the answers
1. t
2. d
3. id
4. t
5. dIn items 1 and 4 the verb stem ends in a voiceless sound, so the ending is the short voiceless one. In items 2 and 5 the stem ends in a voiced sound, so the ending is the short voiced one. In item 3 the stem already ends in one of the two special stop sounds, so the ending becomes a full extra syllable - the only case where you hear an extra beat.