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