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