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