ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 478 · 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 does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) cried (b) lived (c) printed
9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) jumped (b) looked (c) added
18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “enjoyed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
21. 21.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) lived (b) watched (c) cleaned
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) moved (b) watched (c) ended
28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) decided (b) rained (c) painted
30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) kicked (b) pushed (c) planted
31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) jumped (b) lived (c) wanted
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound

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