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