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