ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 153 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
7. 7.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) needed (b) opened (c) laughed
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) ended (b) moved (c) smiled
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
16. 16.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) needed (b) finished (c) counted
17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) jumped (b) lived (c) shouted
20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “shouted”? (a) filled (b) played (c) visited
24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) cleaned (b) kissed (c) lived
29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) showed (b) kissed (c) added
32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “played”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
39. 39.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound

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