ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 761 · 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 “planted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) loved (b) mended (c) walked
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) cried (b) looked (c) cleaned
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “lived”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “cooked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) cooked (b) landed (c) turned
18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) wanted (b) played (c) laughed
20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “tasted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) needed (b) picked (c) lived
24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
25. 25.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “washed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
26. 26.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
29. 29.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) picked (b) moved (c) cooked
30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) mended (b) started (c) smiled
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
33. 33.How many syllables (beats) are in “pushed”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) kissed (b) ended (c) moved
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “watched”? (a) picked (b) ended (c) played
37. 37.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) needed (b) enjoyed (c) jumped
38. 38.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) played (b) finished (c) showed
39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound

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