KORE 110: Korean vowels and syllable blocks

Choose a bright vowel.

• ㅜ

• ㅏ

• ㅣ

• ㅓ

What is the sound of the following vowel?

ㅏ

• [o]

• [i]

• [e]

• [a]

What is the sound of the following vowel?

ㅔ

• [e]

• [i]

• [wi]

• [u]

What is the sound of the following vowel?

ㅛ

• [yu]

• [ya]

• [we]

• [yo]

A diphthong (double vowel) is a vowel that has two vowel sound qualities in one syllable. Choose a combination that does not exist in the Korean diphthong (double vowel) system.

• ㅜ + ㅓ

• ㅗ + ㅏ

• ㅗ + ㅣ

• ㅜ + ㅏ

Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank below from the options given.

"If the vowel letter in the syllable block contains only one long vertical stroke, the vowel letter is written ______ the initial consonant letter."

• below

• above

• to the left of

• to the right of

Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank below from the options given.

"If the vowel letter in the syllable block contains only one long horizontal stroke, the vowel letter is written ______ the initial consonant letter."

• below

• above

• to the left of

• to the right of

Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank below from the options given.

"If a diphthong letter contains a long horizontal stroke and a long vertical stroke, the initial consonant letter occurs in the ________ corner."

• upper right

• upper left

• lower right

• lower left