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