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