ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 421 · 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.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) needed (b) laughed (c) cried
11. 11.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) helped (b) ended (c) pushed
12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) called (b) jumped (c) watched
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) added (b) pushed (c) rained
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “cleaned”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) wanted (b) cleaned (c) pushed
24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) shouted (b) loved (c) pushed
25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) cooked (b) decided (c) called
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound

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