ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 986 · 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 many syllables (beats) are in “laughed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) picked (b) smiled (c) planted
3. 3.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
4. 4.How many syllables (beats) are in “smiled”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
5. 5.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “kicked”? (a) jumped (b) painted (c) showed
6. 6.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “pushed”? (a) washed (b) cleaned (c) turned
7. 7.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
8. 8.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “washed”? (a) needed (b) opened (c) looked
9. 9.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
10. 10.How many syllables (beats) are in “rained”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
11. 11.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
12. 12.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
13. 13.How many syllables (beats) are in “opened”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
14. 14.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cried”? (a) cleaned (b) dropped (c) cooked
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
16. 16.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
17. 17.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “stopped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
18. 18.How does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
19. 19.How does the -ed ending of “missed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
21. 21.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “wanted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
22. 22.How does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
23. 23.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
24. 24.How many syllables (beats) are in “washed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
25. 25.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “wanted”? (a) loved (b) dropped (c) needed
26. 26.How many syllables (beats) are in “ended”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
27. 27.How many syllables (beats) are in “stopped”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
28. 28.How does the -ed ending of “laughed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
29. 29.How does the -ed ending of “painted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
30. 30.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) shouted (b) decided (c) jumped
31. 31.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “filled”? (a) smiled (b) finished (c) wanted
32. 32.How many syllables (beats) are in “turned”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “needed”? (a) kissed (b) printed (c) cooked
34. 34.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cleaned”? (a) kicked (b) rained (c) visited
35. 35.How does the -ed ending of “played” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
36. 36.How does the -ed ending of “started” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
37. 37.How many syllables (beats) are in “missed”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
38. 38.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
39. 39.How does the -ed ending of “filled” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
40. 40.How does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)

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