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