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