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