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