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