ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 371 · 40 questions

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.

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

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