ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 613 · 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 “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “filled”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) kicked (b) showed (c) landed
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “played”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “opened”? (a) rained (b) stopped (c) waited
19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) added (b) rained (c) stopped
25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
31. 31.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “lived”? (a) missed (b) finished (c) turned
33. 33.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) added (b) finished (c) cleaned
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “called”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “tasted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

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