ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 796 · 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 “added”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
2. 2.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
3. 3.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “looked”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
5. 5.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
10. 10.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
12. 12.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
14. 14.How does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
15. 15.How many syllables (beats) are in “showed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
16. 16.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) rained (b) visited (c) laughed
17. 17.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) turned (b) washed (c) moved
18. 18.How many syllables (beats) are in “cried”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
19. 19.How many syllables (beats) are in “needed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
20. 20.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
21. 21.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.How many syllables (beats) are in “picked”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) picked (b) jumped (c) counted
26. 26.How does the -ed ending of “opened” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
27. 27.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “started”? (a) laughed (b) walked (c) waited
28. 28.How many syllables (beats) are in “moved”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “painted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
31. 31.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) wanted (b) called (c) planted
33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
34. 34.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) dropped (b) tasted (c) shouted
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “shouted”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “closed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound

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