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