A PHONOLOGY TEST ON
G. PORCELLI and F. HOTIMSKY's

A Handbook of English Pronunciation


Test written by G. Porcelli
using JavaScript code developed by Steven M. Liti

THE PRONUNCIATION OF "-ED ENDINGS"

Choose the appropriate "-ed ending" for each verb. Be careful: most follow the rules on pages 131-2 of the Handbook, but a few of them are tricky!


01. WANT /t/ /d/ /id/
02. LOCK /t/ /d/ /id/
03. UNDERSTAND /t/ /d/ /id/
04. DISPLAY /t/ /d/ /id/
05. INVENT /t/ /d/ /id/
06. PREFER /t/ /d/ /id/
07. JOIN /t/ /d/ /id/
08. TRESPASS /t/ /d/ /id/
09. RELINQUISH /t/ /d/ /id/
10. ENVY /t/ /d/ /id/
11. COMMAND /t/ /d/ /id/
12. TOSS /t/ /d/ /id/
13. LAUGH /t/ /d/ /id/
14. FROTH /t/ /d/ /id/
15. SEARCH /t/ /d/ /id/
16. INTEND /t/ /d/ /id/

17. ANALYSE /t/ /d/ /id/
18. COMB /t/ /d/ /id/
19. DETECT /t/ /d/ /id/
20. LIVE /t/ /d/ /id/
21. DRIVE /t/ /d/ /id/
22. LATCH /t/ /d/ /id/
23. FILL /t/ /d/ /id/
24. COST /t/ /d/ /id/
25. GUIDE /t/ /d/ /id/
26. DEMAND /t/ /d/ /id/
27. ASK /t/ /d/ /id/
28. ASSESS /t/ /d/ /id/
29. FLOW /t/ /d/ /id/
30. KIDNAP /t/ /d/ /id/
31. COPY /t/ /d/ /id/
32. BROADCAST /t/ /d/ /id/


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