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