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