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