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