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