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