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