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