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