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