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