ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 137 · 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.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “showed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) kicked (b) planted (c) called
7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) shouted (b) landed (c) jumped
10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
11. 11.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) cried (b) pushed (c) added
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “needed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) decided (b) painted (c) helped
15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) helped (b) showed (c) jumped
16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “planted”? (a) enjoyed (b) kissed (c) shouted
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) played (b) mended (c) kicked
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “planted”? (a) turned (b) tasted (c) played
26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) walked (b) decided (c) filled
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) missed (b) closed (c) needed
31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) counted (b) called (c) showed
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) cried (b) mended (c) washed
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) called (b) cried (c) rested
38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) lived (b) landed (c) rained
39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound

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