ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 42 · 40 questions

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.

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

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