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