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