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