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