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