ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 659 · 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 “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
4. 4.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
6. 6.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “walked”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) watched (b) pushed (c) planted
14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) enjoyed (b) pushed (c) mended
15. 15.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) cooked (b) closed (c) moved
16. 16.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) walked (b) pushed (c) counted
17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) played (b) planted (c) painted
19. 19.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
22. 22.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “ended”? (a) showed (b) decided (c) rained
25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “picked”? (a) laughed (b) needed (c) counted
27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
30. 30.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “showed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) added (b) kissed (c) jumped
34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “loved”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “loved”? (a) missed (b) cleaned (c) dropped
37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) tasted (b) finished (c) shouted
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
39. 39.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) printed (b) jumped (c) looked
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “counted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3

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