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