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