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