ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 485 · 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 “pushed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “enjoyed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) laughed (b) pushed (c) smiled
9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “needed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “walked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) waited (b) cried (c) rained
18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) lived (b) cried (c) mended
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) helped (b) lived (c) finished
26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) wanted (b) filled (c) stopped
28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) decided (b) started (c) moved
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) finished (b) rained (c) walked
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

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