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