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