ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 968 · 40 questions

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.

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

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