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