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