ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 240 · 40 questions

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.

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

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