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