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