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