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