ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 282 · 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 does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) painted (b) filled (c) helped
7. 7.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) counted (b) rained (c) jumped
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “played”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) enjoyed (b) walked (c) stopped
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) needed (b) missed (c) closed
19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) dropped (b) called (c) counted
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) stopped (b) rained (c) waited
28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) turned (b) walked (c) ended
30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “called”? (a) loved (b) rested (c) visited
35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) waited (b) dropped (c) lived
36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

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