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