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