The "-ed" Sound

Welcome back to Read Not Guess. Today we’re going to work on the “-ed” sound at the end of words.

Both parent and child will need to be able to see the screen.

Let’s get started.

Words that end in D or T

Explain to your child that when the “ed” combination follows a D or a T, it actually makes a full “ed” sound. These are the easy ones. Have them blend these words as they point to the letters:

add ed

added

And:

end ed

ended

And:

n ee ded

needed

And:

pat ted

patted

And:

s or ted

sorted

And:

w ai t ed

waited

And:

br ai d ed

braided

Special Rule

For words that do not end in D or T, the “-ed” combination at the end of a word just makes a “d” sound. Ask your child to try reading these words by adding a "d" sound at the end:

asked

missed

locked

checked

slashed

snowed

showed

rained

explained

The same rule applies to words with a magic E. Try blending a couple of these:

b ake d

baked

And:

h ike d

hiked

And:

sh ape d

shaped

Were they able to read these smoothly by the end? If not, have them keep practicing!

That’s it for today. We’ll see you next time.