ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 905 · 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.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) kicked (b) turned (c) cooked
2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “smiled”? (a) rained (b) waited (c) printed
3. 3.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “waited”? (a) kicked (b) needed (c) dropped
4. 4.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) watched (b) counted (c) stopped
5. 5.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
6. 6.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “kicked”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
8. 8.How many syllables (beats) are in “watched”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
9. 9.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) lived (b) washed (c) loved
10. 10.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) painted (b) looked (c) kissed
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “decided” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
13. 13.How does the -ed ending of “pushed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
14. 14.How many syllables (beats) are in “helped”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “walked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “shouted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
17. 17.How many syllables (beats) are in “printed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
18. 18.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
20. 20.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “turned” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
23. 23.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “added”? (a) opened (b) printed (c) helped
24. 24.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “played”? (a) counted (b) rested (c) rained
25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “added” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rested” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) closed (b) picked (c) dropped
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
30. 30.How many syllables (beats) are in “visited”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) ended (b) washed (c) picked
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “showed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
33. 33.How does the -ed ending of “needed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) decided (b) helped (c) closed
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
36. 36.How many syllables (beats) are in “kissed”? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2
37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “finished” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound

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