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