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