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