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