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