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