ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 781 · 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.How many syllables (beats) are in “finished”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “laughed”? (a) tasted (b) moved (c) watched
7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “showed”? (a) smiled (b) printed (c) ended
10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
11. 11.How many syllables (beats) are in “started”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
12. 12.How does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “printed”? (a) washed (b) shouted (c) stopped
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
16. 16.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “mended” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
20. 20.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) stopped (b) lived (c) tasted
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “closed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “played”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kissed”? (a) watched (b) rained (c) lived
26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) rained (b) cooked (c) missed
27. 27.How does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “rained”? (a) moved (b) started (c) counted
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “needed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “wanted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) stopped (b) showed (c) needed
34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
35. 35.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “looked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
37. 37.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “tasted”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
40. 40.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1

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