ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 271 · 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.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) lived (b) filled (c) counted
2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) picked (b) rained (c) looked
3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) shouted (b) started (c) kicked
6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) mended (b) kicked (c) cried
16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) wanted (b) opened (c) smiled
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
23. 23.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
24. 24.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) looked (b) filled (c) waited
27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “needed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) kissed (b) smiled (c) moved
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) played (b) started (c) moved
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound

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