Free Printable Pinyin Sounds Quiz

1.

Which pinyin letter makes a sound like 'b' in 'ball'?

a)

p

b)

b

c)

d

d)

m

2.

Which pinyin sound uses a big puff of air, like when blowing out candles?

a)

p

b)

b

c)

g

d)

m

3.

Which sound is like the 'm' in 'mom'?

a)

m

b)

f

c)

n

d)

l

4.

What letter sounds like 'f' in 'fun'?

a)

f

b)

h

c)

s

d)

d

5.

Which one sounds like the 'd' in 'dog'?

a)

t

b)

d

c)

g

d)

b

6.

Which sound makes a puff of air, like 't' in 'top'?

a)

d

b)

g

c)

t

d)

l

7.

Which sound is like the 'n' in 'no'?

a)

n

b)

m

c)

l

d)

s

8.

Which one sounds like the 'l' in 'love'?

a)

r

b)

n

c)

l

d)

z

9.

Which pinyin sound is like 'g' in 'go'?

a)

g

b)

k

c)

h

d)

j

10.

What sound is like 'k' in 'kite', with a puff?

a)

g

b)

h

c)

k

d)

p

11.

Which letter sounds like a soft huff — like 'h' in 'hello'?

a)

k

b)

h

c)

f

d)

t

12.

Which letter sounds like 'j' in 'jeep' but softer?

a)

ch

b)

zh

c)

j

d)

z

13.

What sound is like a soft 'ch' with a puff?

a)

x

b)

q

c)

j

d)

zh

14.

Which sound is like 'sh' but your tongue is low?

a)

x

b)

sh

c)

s

d)

q

15.

Which letter sounds like 'z' in 'zoo'?

a)

zh

b)

s

c)

z

d)

c

16.

What sound is like 'ts' in 'cats'?

a)

c

b)

z

c)

s

d)

t

17.

Which one is like 's' in 'sun'?

a)

x

b)

s

c)

z

d)

sh

18.

What sound is like 'juh' but with your tongue curled back?

a)

j

b)

zh

c)

ch

d)

r

19.

Which one is like 'ch' in 'chop' but with a curled tongue?

a)

ch

b)

q

c)

zh

d)

j

20.

Which one sounds like 'sh' in 'shoe' with a curled tongue?

a)

x

b)

s

c)

sh

d)

zh

21.

What letter is like 'r' in 'rain' but with a buzzing 'zh' sound?

a)

l

b)

r

c)

zh

d)

z

22.

Which letter is used when there's no real consonant sound, like in 'yī' (one)?

a)

j

b)

r

c)

y

d)

z

23.

Which letter is used to help start a word like 'wǒ' (I)?

a)

w

b)

o

c)

y

d)

h

24.

Which vowel sounds like 'ah' in 'father'?

a)

e

b)

a

c)

o

d)

i

25.

Which one sounds like 'oh' in 'go'?

a)

u

b)

e

c)

o

d)

ü

26.

What vowel sounds like 'uh' or 'er' as in British 'her'?

a)

i

b)

u

c)

a

d)

e

27.

Which one sounds like 'ee' in 'see'?

a)

i

b)

e

c)

a

d)

u

28.

What vowel sounds like 'oo' in 'zoo'?

a)

ü

b)

o

c)

u

d)

i

29.

Which vowel is like saying 'ee' while whistling?

a)

i

b)

ü

c)

u

d)

a

30.

Which pair sounds like 'eye'?

a)

ai

b)

ei

c)

ia

d)

ao

31.

Which one sounds like 'ay' in 'say'?

a)

ou

b)

ei

c)

ie

d)

ai

32.

Which one sounds like “ay” in “say”?

a)

ou

b)

ei

c)

ie

d)

ai

33.

Which one sounds like “ow” in “cow”?

a)

ao

b)

ou

c)

ua

d)

ai

34.

What sounds like “oh” like in “go”?

a)

ao

b)

ou

c)

uo

d)

o

35.

Which one sounds like “ee-ah”?

a)

ai

b)

ia

c)

ao

d)

ie

36.

Which one sounds like “ee-eh”?

a)

ie

b)

ei

c)

ai

d)

üe

37.

Which one sounds like “wah”?

a)

ua

b)

ai

c)

uo

d)

ou

38.

Which sounds like “woh”?

a)

ou

b)

ao

c)

uo

d)

o

39.

Which one sounds like “ü-eh”?

a)

üe

b)

ü

c)

ia

d)

ie

40.

Which pair sounds like “ee-oh”?

a)

ie

b)

iu

c)

ou

d)

io

41.

What sounds like “why”?

a)

iao

b)

uai

c)

ai

d)

uei

42.

Which one sounds like “way”?

a)

ue

b)

ei

c)

uei / ui

d)

ou

43.

What sounds like "an" in "man"?

a)

en

b)

an

c)

in

d)

ang

44.

Which one is like “un” in “fun”?

a)

en

b)

in

c)

on

d)

un

45.

What sounds like “een” with a nosey sound?

a)

in

b)

an

c)

ian

d)

ien

46.

What sounds like “wun”?

a)

un

b)

en

c)

ong

d)

üe

47.

Which one is like “yün”?

a)

yun

b)

üe

c)

ün

d)

in

48.

What sounds like “ahng” (as in long)?

a)

an

b)

ang

c)

ong

d)

eng

49.

Which one sounds like “uhng” (like in lung)?

a)

ong

b)

ang

c)

eng

d)

in

50.

What sounds like “eeng” (as in sing)?

a)

in

b)

ing

c)

en

d)

ong

51.

Which one is like “ohng” in “song”?

a)

ong

b)

ang

c)

eng

d)

ao

52.

If you say "mā" like you're singing a long, high note, which tone mark is right?

a)

ˋ (⬇️)

b)

ˉ (➚)

c)

ˊ (↗)

d)

ˇ (↘↗)

53.

If you say "má" like you're asking a question — "Huh?" — which one fits?

a)

ˊ (↗)

b)

ˇ (↘↗)

c)

ˉ (➚)

d)

ˋ (⬇️)

54.

Which tone sounds like you're saying “hmm... okay!” with a dip then rise?

a)

ˋ (⬇️)

b)

ˊ (↗)

c)

ˇ (↘↗)

d)

ˉ (➚)

55.

You say "mà" like you're shouting “No!” What tone mark is that?

a)

ˇ (↘↗)

b)

ˋ (⬇️)

c)

ˊ (↗)

d)

ˉ (➚)

56.

Which one has no tone mark, and sounds soft and short, like a whisper?

a)

ˋ (⬇️)

b)

(no mark) (–)

c)

ˊ (↗)

d)

ˇ (↘↗)

57.

Which tone looks like a smiley hill (goes down then up)?

a)

ˋ (⬇️)

b)

ˉ (➚)

c)

ˇ (↘↗)

d)

ˊ (↗)

58.

Which tone sounds like you're calm and flat — not changing your voice at all?

a)

ˉ (➚)

b)

ˊ (↗)

c)

ˇ (↘↗)

d)

ˋ (⬇️)

59.

Which tone matches the way you’d say “Really?” when you're surprised?

a)

ˋ (⬇️)

b)

ˊ (↗)

c)

ˇ (↘↗)

d)

ˉ (➚)

Pinyin Sounds Quiz

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

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