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