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