ED Pronunciation Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 8: -ed endings: t, d or id · Set 990 · 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.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “kicked” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
2. 2.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “landed”? (a) kicked (b) dropped (c) waited
3. 3.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “printed” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
4. 4.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “called” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
5. 5.How many syllables (beats) are in “jumped”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
6. 6.How many syllables (beats) are in “mended”? (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2
7. 7.How many syllables (beats) are in “dropped”? (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3
8. 8.How does the -ed ending of “picked” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
9. 9.How many syllables (beats) are in “landed”? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
10. 10.How does the -ed ending of “kissed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
11. 11.How does the -ed ending of “dropped” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
12. 12.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “counted”? (a) kissed (b) rested (c) pushed
13. 13.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “stopped”? (a) jumped (b) played (c) loved
14. 14.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “loved” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
15. 15.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “counted” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
16. 16.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “watched” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
17. 17.How does the -ed ending of “jumped” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “t” sound (c) “d” sound
18. 18.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “missed”? (a) cried (b) added (c) pushed
19. 19.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “closed”? (a) filled (b) shouted (c) mended
20. 20.How many syllables (beats) are in “cleaned”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
21. 21.How many syllables (beats) are in “added”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
22. 22.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “painted”? (a) closed (b) planted (c) called
23. 23.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “rained” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “d” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
24. 24.How does the -ed ending of “lived” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
25. 25.How does the -ed ending of “landed” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
26. 26.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “finished”? (a) cleaned (b) played (c) stopped
27. 27.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “ended” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “t” sound (c) “id” (an extra beat)
28. 28.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “decided”? (a) kissed (b) helped (c) shouted
29. 29.How many syllables (beats) are in “showed”? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
30. 30.How does the -ed ending of “cried” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
31. 31.How does the -ed ending of “smiled” sound? (a) “id” (an extra beat) (b) “d” sound (c) “t” sound
32. 32.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “cooked”? (a) filled (b) finished (c) cried
33. 33.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “mended”? (a) played (b) decided (c) enjoyed
34. 34.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “planted” sound? (a) “t” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “d” sound
35. 35.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “visited”? (a) opened (b) mended (c) helped
36. 36.Which word ends with the same -ed sound as “looked”? (a) washed (b) called (c) opened
37. 37.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “helped” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
38. 38.How many syllables (beats) are in “planted”? (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3
39. 39.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “waited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound
40. 40.Listen: how does the -ed ending of “visited” sound? (a) “d” sound (b) “id” (an extra beat) (c) “t” sound

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