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