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