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