ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 60 · 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.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) cried (b) printed (c) dropped
3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) tasted (b) lived (c) looked
14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “needed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
23. 23.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) finished (b) opened (c) printed
25. 25.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
28. 28.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) kicked (b) painted (c) smiled
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “cleaned”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “dropped”? (a) cleaned (b) walked (c) needed
35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) painted (b) walked (c) decided
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “tasted”? (a) rained (b) rested (c) kissed
39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound

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