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