ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 720 · 40 questions

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.

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

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