ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 611 · 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 “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) needed (b) helped (c) looked
4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “helped”? (a) visited (b) mended (c) kissed
15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) stopped (b) waited (c) decided
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) moved (b) washed (c) finished
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) walked (b) called (c) mended
24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) moved (b) decided (c) jumped
26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) planted (b) laughed (c) called
27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “walked”? (a) ended (b) kicked (c) closed
28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
29. 29.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “waited”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “enjoyed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
38. 38.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
39. 39.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
40. 40.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) enjoyed (b) landed (c) jumped

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