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