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