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