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