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