Katakana Quiz 2

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Understanding sounds in katakana

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Beats in Japanese

It could be difficult to understand Japanese correctly if you do not recognize beats in each word.

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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.

(Audio Sound)

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.

(Audio Sound)

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.

Based on above katakana sound system, please challenge the following 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.

c) Lesten to the CD and mark the correct katakana each below.

d) Lesten to the CD and mark the correct katakana each below.

e) Write down correct katakana in boxes for each illustration.

f) Fill the correct numbers of beat in each katakana word below.

g) Write down each katakana word in drill (f) as vertical way in the chart below.