ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 1 · 40 questions

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.

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

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