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