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