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