Year 9 Particles in Japanese

Particles

How to use them

Instructions

​Slides and Quiz

Read each slide on particles then answer the quiz questions.

は Topic or Subject marker

Read as 'wa' not 'ha’ when it is a particle.

は is the topic of a sentence. It is used at the start of a sentence and tells us

1)

Who or what does something

2)

Who or what is being described, likes something etc.

E.g はなこさん　は　本　を　よみます。Hanako reads books.

ひろうくん　は　あたま　が　いい　です。Hiro is intelligent.

いぬ　は　おおきい　です。The dog is big.

Fill in the Blank

When 'は’ is a particle we read it as

Multiple Choice

In a sentence は will follow the word that shows

• at what time something happens

• what object is used in an action

• who or what is doing the activity or is being described

• the means of transport

Reorder

Reorder the following to form a correct sentence

• まきこさん

• は

• 学校 (gakkoo

• に

• いきます

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に with time

に indicates a specific point of time such as at a clock time, on a day of the
week, in a month, for a meal time.

六時 に おきます。I wake up at 6:00

どようび に スポーツ を します。I play sport on Saturday

五月 に いきます。I will go in May.

ひるごはん に ぎゅうにゅう を のみます。I drink milk for lunch.

Multiple Select

_{There is more than one correct answer to this question.} に means

• at a clock time

• on a day

• in a month

• with the word 'everyday'

Reorder

Reorder the following to make a correct sentence.

• 八時半

• に

• おんがく

• を

• ききます

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に　with verbs of ‘going’, ‘going home’ and

entering or getting into

に also means ‘to’ a place. It follows the place in a sentence that ends with

いきます (go)　かえります (go home)

E.g 学校 に いきます。 I go to school

うち に かえります。I go (to) home

ともこさん は ともだち の うち に いきました。Tomoko went to a friend’s house.

おふろ に はいります。I get into the bath.

Fill in the Blank

Particle に means____ a place

Fill in the Blank

Particle に also means _____ a meal

Match

Match the following

• 八時二十分 に 学校に いきます。

• 七時 に おふろ にはいります。

• ひるごはん に すしを たべます。

• 四時 に こうえん にいきます。

• どようび に テニスを します。

I go to school at 8:20.

I get in the bath at 7:00

I eat sushi for lunch.

I go to the park at 4:00

I play tennis on Saturday

• I go to school at 8:20.

• I get in the bath at 7:00

• I eat sushi for lunch.

• I go to the park at 4:00

• I play tennis on Saturday

Reorder

Reorder the following

• さちこさん

• は

• おふろ

• に

• はいります

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Multiple Choice

Select the correct Japanese sentence to match the translation

'At 6:30 I eat fish for dinner'

• 六時半 に ぎゅうゅう を のみます。

• 六時半 にばんごはん に さかな を たべます。

• 六時半 に あさごはん に トースト を たべます。

• ろくじはん に ばんごはん に スープ を のみます。

を object marker

を follows the noun in an activity sentence. However, it is used as part of the action, it doesn’t
take action itself. Its role is passive.

E.g. えいが を みます。

I watch movies.

おんがく を ききます。 I listen to music.

日本語 を べんきょう します。I study Japanese.

テニス を します。I play tennis.

E.g. Kenta performs the action (eats) but the sushi is what he eats.

けんたくん は まいにち すし を たべます。Kenta eats sushi every day.

Multiple Choice

Which word is followed by particle を in a Japanese sentence?

• the clock time

• the person doing the action

• the object someone likes

• the activity name or object that is used in an action

Reorder

Reorder the following

• ばんごはん

• に

• ピザ (piza)

• を

• たべます

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Reorder

Reorder the following to make a correct sentence

• まいにち

• 十時

• 半

• に

• ねます

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と ‘and’

と　means ‘and’ and joins nouns in a sentence.

トースト と りんご を たべました。I ate toast and an apple.

本 と けいたい を かいました。I bought a book and a mobile phone.

日本語 と えいご を べんきょう します。I study Japanese and English.

Multiple Choice

Particle と is translated as

• at

• and

• in

• for

Match

Match the Japanese sentence with the correct English translation.

• ぎゅうにゅう と みず を のみました。

• 日本語 と えい語　が 好き です。

• 十二時 に サラダ と にく を たべました。

• 本 (ほん）と えいが が 好き です。

• 学校（がっこう）と　こうえん に いきました。

I drank milk and water.

I like Japanese and English

I ate salad and meat at 12:00

I like books and movies.

I went to school and the park.

• I drank milk and water.

• I like Japanese and English

• I ate salad and meat at 12:00

• I like books and movies.

• I went to school and the park.

と ‘with’

と means ‘with’ a person or an animal.

いぬ と こうえん に いきました。I went to the park with the dog.

ともだち と ひるごはん を たべました。I ate lunch with a friend.

あね と 学校 に いきました。I went to school with my older sister.

Fill in the Blank

と also means ______ a person or an animal

Reorder

Reorder the following to create a correct sentence

• ともだち

• と

• えいが

• を

• みました

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Multiple Choice

Select the best translation for the sentence

にちようび　に　母（はは）　と　かいもの　に　いきました。

• My mother went shopping on Sunday.

• My mother likes shopping on Saturdays.

• I went shopping with my mother on Sunday.

• I went shopping with my mother on Friday.

が

Used with すきlike、じょうずgood at、へたbad at, ありますthere is a/ I have a (for things)、
います there is a / I have a (for people & animals) できます can do。

アニメ が 好きです。I like Anime.

みゆきさん は やきゅう が じょうず です。Miyuki is good at baseball.

プール が あります。There is a pool / I have a pool.

あに が います。(My) older brother is there / I have an older brother.

ゴルフ が できます。I can play golf.

の joining particle

の means ‘belongs to’. It is also joining two nouns together in this case.

E.g. わたし の なまえ my name

ともだち の うち a friend’s house

の can also mean ‘belongs to’ a country. Again, it joins two nouns

日本の means ‘belongs to’ Japan = Japanese.

E.g 日本 の まんが Japanese comics.

の also makes two-part or compound nouns.

E.g まち の こうえん city park 学校 の コンピューター school computer

Multiple Choice

Select the correct English translation for the sentence

たけしくん 　は　 ライス 　が 　すき 　です。

• Takeshi eats rice for dinner.

• Takeshi eats rice for lunch.

• Takeshi does not like rice.

• Takeshi likes rice.

Multiple Choice

Select the correct translation for えき が あります

• There is no station.

• There is a station.

• I'm going to the station

• I go to the station every day.

で ‘by’ a transport

で follows the mode of transport we take to go to a place.

E.g. でんしゃ で いきます。I go by train.

　　バス で かえります。I go home by bus.

あきらくん は 四時 に くるま で デパート に いきます。

Hiroko is going to the department store by car at 4:00.

Fill in the Blank

When で follows a mode of transport it means

Reorder

Reorder the following to make a correct sentence

• 九時

• に

• でんしゃ

• で

• いきました

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で at a place

で tells us the place where we do an activity. It often translates as ‘at’ a place.

E.g. 学校でともだちとひろごはんをたべます。I eat lunch with a friend at school.

こうえんでサッカー（sakkaa) をします。I play soccer at the park.

Match

Match the correct Japanese and English translations.

• 七時 に おきます。

• シャワー を あびます 。

• 学校 で べんきょうします。

• うち　に　かえります。

• 父（ちち）と

  あさごはん　をたべます。

I wake up at 7:00.

I have / take a shower.

I study at school.

I go / return home.

I eat breakfast with my father.

• I wake up at 7:00.

• I have / take a shower.

• I study at school.

• I go / return home.

• I eat breakfast with my father.