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