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