ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 443 · 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 “helped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “enjoyed”? (a) smiled (b) pushed (c) finished
5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) rested (b) washed (c) visited
6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “planted”? (a) pushed (b) started (c) lived
9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
12. 12.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) moved (b) laughed (c) visited
13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) smiled (b) landed (c) stopped
23. 23.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “planted”? (a) loved (b) missed (c) visited
28. 28.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) ended (b) laughed (c) filled
32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) walked (b) cried (c) visited
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) called (b) moved (c) pushed
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

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