ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 446 · 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.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) played (b) moved (c) picked
2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) showed (b) picked (c) added
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “showed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) laughed (b) loved (c) painted
14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) cleaned (b) stopped (c) closed
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) showed (b) washed (c) started
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) showed (b) shouted (c) laughed
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “cleaned”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) loved (b) painted (c) dropped

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