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