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Katakana quiz 2
1. Katakana Quiz
Understanding sounds in katakana
Beats in Japanese
It could be difficult to understand Japanese correctly if you do not recognize beats in
each word.
(aunt)
(grandmother)
① has 4 beats as「お」「ば」「さ」「ん」, on the other hand, ② has 5 beats as 「お」「ば」
「あ」「さ」「ん」. Please note that each「あ」and 「ん」has an independent one beat.
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(please cut / stamp)
③ has 2 beats as「き」「て」, however, ④ has 3 beats as 「き」「っ」「て」. Please note
that 「っ」(small つ)」 also has an independent one beat.
(beauty salon)
(hospital)
⑤ has 5 beats as「び」「よ」「う」「い」「ん」, on the other hand, ⑥ has only 4 beats as
「びょ」「う」「い」「ん」. Please note that 「ょ」(small よ)」can not be an independent one
beat.
2. Katakana Quiz
a) Lesten to the CD and mark the correct katakana each below.
b) Lesten to the CD and mark the correct katakana each below.
3. Katakana Quiz
c) Lesten to the CD and mark the correct katakana each below.
d) Lesten to the CD and mark the correct katakana each below.
4. Katakana Quiz
e) Write down correct katakana in boxes for each illustration.
f) Fill the correct numbers of beat in each katakana word below.
①マヨネーズ [ ] ⑥イヤリング [ ]
②チケット [ ] ⑦エレベーター [ ]
③チーズケーキ [ ] ⑧コンタクトレンズ [ ]
④バナナジュース [ ] ⑨バーベキュー [ ]
⑤チョコレート [ ] ⑩ キャッシュカード [ ]
5. Katakana Quiz
g) Write down each katakana word in drill (f) as vertical way in the chart below.