ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 859 · 40 questions

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.

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

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