ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 520 · 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 “added” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “jumped”? (a) landed (b) picked (c) played
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) added (b) finished (c) ended
6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) called (b) pushed (c) lived
7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “tasted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
13. 13.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) added (b) cleaned (c) moved
18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) kicked (b) mended (c) called
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) shouted (b) stopped (c) rested
30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
34. 34.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
35. 35.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) rained (b) mended (c) added
38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) dropped (b) picked (c) painted
39. 39.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) cleaned (b) decided (c) jumped

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