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