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