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