ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 166 · 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 “pushed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “tasted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) printed (b) cried (c) finished
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) called (b) decided (c) filled
10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “showed”? (a) rained (b) washed (c) added
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
12. 12.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) watched (b) painted (c) filled
13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) called (b) counted (c) ended
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) laughed (b) loved (c) opened
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) cleaned (b) kicked (c) mended
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “rested”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2

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