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