ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 449 · 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 “smiled”? (a) laughed (b) wanted (c) enjoyed
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “wanted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) ended (b) cleaned (c) tasted
16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “decided”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) called (b) dropped (c) smiled
21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) needed (b) planted (c) walked
22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) moved (b) stopped (c) visited
25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) waited (b) closed (c) smiled
27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) planted (b) pushed (c) shouted
29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “rested”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) watched (b) jumped (c) loved
32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) kicked (b) cleaned (c) moved
33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) looked (b) pushed (c) tasted
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound

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