ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 253 · 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 “picked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) opened (b) jumped (c) stopped
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) loved (b) watched (c) closed
16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) wanted (b) cried (c) kicked
23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “cried”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) missed (b) smiled (c) visited
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) filled (b) finished (c) lived
31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) kissed (b) landed (c) smiled
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “showed”? (a) kicked (b) shouted (c) closed
35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) kissed (b) wanted (c) cleaned
36. 36.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound

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