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