ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 516 · 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 “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
2. 2.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
4. 4.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) cooked (b) played (c) rained
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) cooked (b) mended (c) stopped
7. 7.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) started (b) kicked (c) walked
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) walked (b) needed (c) played
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “turned”? (a) showed (b) kicked (c) helped
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) wanted (b) rained (c) jumped
19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “moved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) jumped (b) showed (c) lived
23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) pushed (b) turned (c) shouted
25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) mended (b) turned (c) stopped
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
28. 28.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
32. 32.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “played”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “moved”? (a) cried (b) counted (c) tasted
37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) shouted (b) closed (c) planted
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound

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