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