ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 139 · 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 “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “enjoyed”? (a) wanted (b) cleaned (c) finished
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) ended (b) enjoyed (c) visited
14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) cleaned (b) helped (c) wanted
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
16. 16.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) helped (b) planted (c) walked
17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) missed (b) smiled (c) mended
20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “moved”? (a) missed (b) dropped (c) filled
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) stopped (b) waited (c) cried
23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) painted (b) dropped (c) smiled
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) ended (b) counted (c) washed
26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) wanted (b) turned (c) kicked
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) closed (b) stopped (c) started
33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) rained (b) wanted (c) shouted
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) smiled (b) laughed (c) needed
35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) called (b) dropped (c) started
37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
39. 39.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound

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