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