ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 666 · 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 “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
7. 7.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
8. 8.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
9. 9.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “played”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “wanted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rested”? (a) pushed (b) helped (c) counted
20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “moved”? (a) kissed (b) mended (c) filled
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) cried (b) painted (c) stopped
23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) missed (b) helped (c) ended
29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) visited (b) closed (c) watched
30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “showed”? (a) counted (b) smiled (c) started
31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) jumped (b) lived (c) shouted
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) loved (b) planted (c) looked
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) jumped (b) added (c) washed
37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cleaned” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
39. 39.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cooked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

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