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