Free Printable Pinyin: A beginner's guide

1.

What is Pinyin拼音？

a)

Chinese characters

b)

Chinese words on the bone

c)

Calligraphy

d)

A way to transliterate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Latin letters

2.

What are the elements of a pinyin syllable?

a)

Initial + Finals

b)

Initial+Tone

c)

Syllable+Vowels

d)

Initial+Final(s)+Tone

3.

I can spell out Pinyin just like English.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

There are five tones in modern Mandarin namely, the 1st tone, the 2nd tone, the 3rd tone, the 4th tone and the neutral tone.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which tone is called the down tone?

a)

1st tone

b)

2nd tone

c)

3rd tone

d)

4th tone

6.

Pinyin is the ___________for Mandarin.

a)

writing system

b)

pronunciation system

c)

meaning

7.

Listen to the audio and choose the correct Pinyin.

a)

g

b)

k

c)

h

d)

d

8.

Listen to the audio and choose the correct Pinyin.

a)

ai

b)

ei

c)

ui

d)

iu

9.

Listen to the audio and choose the correct Pinyin.

a)

z

b)

c

c)

s

d)

r

10.

Listen to the audio and choose the correct Pinyin.

a)

n

b)

en

c)

eng

d)

in

11.

Listen to the audio and choose the correct Pinyin.

a)

d

b)

t

c)

n

d)

l

12.

Listen to the audio and choose the correct Pinyin.

a)

ao

b)

ou

c)

iu

d)

au

13.

Listen to the audio and choose the correct Pinyin.

a)

y

b)

ch

c)

q

d)

x

14.

Listen to the audio and choose the correct Pinyin.

a)

b

b)

m

c)

p

d)

f

15.

Listen to the audio and choose the correct Pinyin.

a)

ang

b)

eng

c)

ing

d)

in

16.

Listen to the audio and choose the correct Pinyin.

a)

zh

b)

ch

c)

sh

d)

ri

17.

gao xing

a)

gāo xīng

b)

gāo xíng

c)

gāo xǐng

d)

gāo xìng

18.

ta men

a)

tā men

b)

tā mēn

c)

tā mén

d)

tā měn

19.

shen me

a)

shén mé

b)

shén mě

c)

shén mè

d)

shén me

20.

lai zi

a)

lái zì

b)

lái zi

c)

lǎi zī

d)

lǎi zí

21.

lao shi

a)

lāo shǐ

b)

láo shì

c)

lǎo shī

d)

lào shí

22.

ming tian

a)

mīng tiān

b)

míng tiān

c)

mǐng tiān

d)

mìng tiān

23.

There are ___ tones and a neutral tone in standard chinese.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

37

d)

4

24.

Which of the following is very important in spoken Chinese and can change the meaning of a word?

a)

Pinyin

b)

Tones

c)

Government

d)

Characters

25.

This is what tone "v"

a)

Tone 2

b)

Tone 3

c)

Tone 4

Pinyin: A beginner's guide

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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