ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 515 · 40 questions

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.

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

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