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