ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 123 · 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.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) jumped (b) started (c) ended
2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) cooked (b) dropped (c) needed
3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) kicked (b) wanted (c) cleaned
4. 4.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) stopped (b) opened (c) planted
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) painted (b) washed (c) called
14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) rained (b) lived (c) looked
18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) finished (b) missed (c) rained
20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “cleaned”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) showed (b) landed (c) finished
23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) cooked (b) closed (c) added
24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) started (b) opened (c) washed
37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

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