ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 330 · 40 questions

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.

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

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