18. Revision Section A

Question 1

Recall the initials you have learned in this lesson. Write them below.

Initials
Answers

Question 2

Recall the finals you have learned in this lesson. Write them below.

Finals
Answers

Question 3

Recall the tones you have learned in this lesson. Write the tone numbers and tone names and draw the tones.

Tone Number
Tone Name
Diagram
Answers

Instructions for Questions 4 to 6

Follow the steps below to complete each question.

Step 1: Say the sound, syllable or word aloud yourself.
Step 2: Listen to the recording and compare your pronunciation to the recording.
Step 3: Follow the recording and say the sound, syllable or word again.

Question 4

Say the sounds below.

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Initials
1. b
2. p
3. d
4. t
5. g
6. k
7. f
8. s
Finals
1. aa
2. e
3. i
4. o
5. u

Question 5

Say the syllable si with the tones below.

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Tone Number
Tone 1
Tone 2
Tone Name
High level
Mid rising
Diagram

Question 6

Say the syllables below.

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  1. pe1
  2. si2
  3. fu2
  4. to1
  5. di1
  6. bo1
  7. de2
  8. kaa1
  9. fo2
  10. ke2
  11. saa1
  12. gu2

If you find this question challenging, practice with the additional recording. In the additional recording, you will hear:

InitialFinalSyllableSyllable in TonesAnswer
pepepe1pe1
sisisi1 si2si2

What we are trying to do here is to say the syllable from Tone 1 to Tone 6 until we arrive at the tone we need. It is a useful skill that you can use to find out how a syllable sounds like in a particular tone.

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  1. p ‒ e ‒ pe ‒ pe1 ‒ pe1
  2. s ‒ i ‒ si ‒ si1 si2 ‒ si2
  3. f ‒ u ‒ fu ‒ fu1 fu2 ‒ fu2
  4. t ‒ o ‒ to ‒ to1 ‒ to1
  5. d ‒ i ‒ di ‒ di1 ‒ di1
  6. b ‒ o ‒ bo ‒ bo1 ‒ bo1
  7. d ‒ e ‒ de ‒ de1 de2 ‒ de2
  8. k ‒ aa ‒ kaa ‒ kaa1 ‒ kaa1
  9. f ‒ o ‒ fo ‒ fo1 fo2 ‒ fo2
  10. k ‒ e ‒ ke ‒ ke1 ke2 ‒ ke2
  11. s ‒ aa ‒ saa ‒ saa1 ‒ saa1
  12. g ‒ u ‒ gu ‒ gu1 gu2 ‒ gu2

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