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