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