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