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