ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 571 · 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.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) mended (b) opened (c) enjoyed
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) walked (b) turned (c) rested
11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) painted (b) lived (c) jumped
15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) washed (b) laughed (c) rained
18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) dropped (b) tasted (c) rested
20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “planted”? (a) dropped (b) started (c) rained
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) decided (b) walked (c) filled
34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) painted (b) mended (c) missed
36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) painted (b) loved (c) dropped
37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) kicked (b) closed (c) painted
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound

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