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