Japanese Verbs Quiz: Identify and Conjugate

Which of the following is an Ichidan verb in its ます-form?

• たべます (tabemasu)

• かきます (kakimasu)

• いきます (ikimasu)

• します (shimasu)

Which of the following is a Godan verb in its ます-form?

• みます (mimasu)

• のみます (nomimasu)

• きます (kimasu)

• できます (dekimasu)

Which verb is irregular in its ます-form?

• します (shimasu)

• ねます (nemasu)

• よみます (yomimasu)

• おきます (okimasu)

What is the correct ます-form of the Ichidan verb みます (mimasu) in plain form?

• みます (mimasu)

• みまする (mimasuru)

• みみます (mimimasu)

• みるます (mirumasu)

What is the て-form of the Godan verb かきます (kakimasu)?

• かいて (kaite)

• かて (kate)

• かきて (kakite)

• かって (katte)

Which of the following verbs is NOT an Ichidan verb in its ます-form?

• おきます (okimasu)

• ねます (nemasu)

• はなします (hanashimasu)

• おしえます (oshiemasu)

Select the correct plain negative form of the Godan verb よみます (yomimasu).

• よみません (yomimasen)

• よません (yomasen)

• よみない (yominai)

• よめません (yomasen)

You are given the verb します (shimasu). Which of the following statements is true?

• It is a Godan verb.

• It is an Ichidan verb.

• It is an irregular verb.

• It is not a verb.

Given the verb group, predict the correct conjugation: If a verb is Ichidan, how do you form its ます-form?

• Remove ます and add ます

• Remove う and add ます

• Remove ます and add ません

• Remove る and add ます

A student encounters the verb およぎます (oyogimasu). They want to conjugate it into its て-form. What steps should they follow?

• Recognize it is a Godan verb, change ぎ to いで, and add て to make およいで (oyoide)

• Recognize it is an Ichidan verb, remove ます and add て

• Recognize it is irregular, use して

• Recognize it is a Godan verb, change ぎ to いで, and add た to make およいだ (oyoida)