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