ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 218 · 40 questions

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.

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

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