Past Tense -ed Endings Worksheet - Pronunciation Pro

[Pages:4]Past Tense -ed Endings Worksheet

Voiced Sounds: /b, d, g, z, zh, j, v, TH, w, y, m, n, ng, l, r, all vowels/ Voiceless Sounds: /p, t, k, s, sh, ch, f, th, h/

When the root word ends in a voiced sound, there will be a voiced

Root Word (voiced)

travel

with -ed ending /d/

traveled

Ruden Phonetics /travuld/

play

played

/plAd/

pour

poured

/pord/

live

lived

/livd/

judge

judged

/dgudgd/

/d/ sound for the -ed ending (voiced = voiced /d/)

Root Word (voiceless)

-ed ending /t/

Ruden Phonetics

work

worked

/werkt/

wash

washed

/wosht/

kiss

kissed

/kist/

talk

talked

/tokt/

hope

hoped

/hOpt/

When the root word ends in a voiceless sound, there will be a voiceless /t/ sound for the -ed ending (voiceless = voiceless /t/)

start

Root Word /t/ or /d/

visit

graduate

decide

land

-ed ending /id/

started

visited

graduated

decided

landed

Ruden Phonetics

/stardid/ /vizidid/ /gradgyuAdid/ /dEsIdid/ /landid/

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Listening Exercise: circle the sound you hear at the end of these words 1. learned /t/ /d/ /id/ 2. needed /t/ /d/ /id/ 3. rested /t/ /d/ /id/ 4. smoked /t/ /d/ /id/ 5. planned /t/ /d/ /id/ 6. asked /t/ /d/ /id/ 7. changed /t/ /d/ /id/ 8. laughed /t/ /d/ /id/ 9. counted /t/ /d/ /id/ 10. pretended /t/ /d/ /id/

Find the Ending Sound: /t/ /d/ /id/ 1. stopped ____ 2. cleaned ____ 3. trusted ____ 4. danced ____ 5. hiked ____ 6. studied ____ 7. worried ____ 8. enjoyed ____ 9. missed ____ 10. ended ____

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Practice Sentences: 1. I needed to get more sleep. 2. She smoked cigarettes. 3. She smiled when he asked her to marry him. 4. The baby laughed when she was tickled. 5. The cake tasted better after it was cooked. 6. She planned on getting well-rested. 7. He laughed when she slipped. 8. He changed his clothes because he needed to relax. 9. She decided that her 10 year old sister cried too much. 10. Susan hasn't visited since she moved.

Practice Paragraph: She attended college in the United States and wanted to become educated in American culture. She looked for a class titled "American Culture 101" but found nothing. So she decided the best way to learn was to experience it instead. She listened to American music, ate American food like hamburgers and root beer floats. She watched American movies like Titanic and Castaway. One time she even dated an American! He liked her a lot and one day proposed marriage to her in the American style. She said "yes" and they were married one year later. They lived together happily ever after.

educated - /ejyookAdid/ or `edge you kay did'

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Final /s/ or Plural /s/ Worksheet

Always remember to pronounce the endings of words! Practice Paragraph: Celebrities enjoy fancy lifestyles. From the mansions they live in, to their vacation homes by the beach. They drive expensive sports cars or have limousines with chauffeurs to drive them around. Many celebrities have spent millions of dollars for their weddings. It is common for female celebrities to spend tens of thousands of dollars for just one dress! Most Celebrities enjoy having lots of money and the fancy things it buys them. Celebrities - /suh-le-bri-deez/ Mansions - /man-shunz/ limousines - /lim-uh-zeenz/ chauffeurs - /shO-ferz/ or "show ferz"

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