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