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