Exercises
Exercise 1
Answer the questions.
1.
How are modal verbs different from other types of verbs?
________2.
How do we form the X-not-X construction?
________3.
What functions does the sentence particle 呀 aa3 perform? List the functions we have covered so far.
________Exercise 2
Observe the expressions for hobbies in the last lesson and this lesson. Many of them begin with one of the following words. Find more examples and guess the meaning of each word.
1.
| Beginning Word: | 睇 tai2 |
| Examples: | 睇 + 書 tai2 + syu1 |
| Meaning: | We add ________ after 睇 tai2. |
2.
| Beginning Word: | 打 daa2 |
| Examples: | 打 + 機 daa2 + gei1 |
| Meaning: | We add ________ after 打 daa2. |
3.
| Beginning Word: | 行 haang4 |
| Examples: | 行 + 山 haang4 + saan1 |
| Meaning: | We add ________ after 行 haang4. |
4.
| Beginning Word: | 彈 taan4 |
| Examples: | 彈 + 琴 taan4 + kam4 |
| Meaning: | We add ________ after 彈 taan4. |
Exercise 3
The sentences below are long answers to some questions. Delete words in the sentences to form short answers. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
| 我鍾意睇展覽呀。 ngo5 zung1 ji3 tai2 zin2 laam5 aa3. I like seeing exhibitions. | |
| ________ |
1.
| 我唔鍾意釣魚呀。 ngo5 m4 zung1 ji3 diu3 jyu2 aa3. I don't like fishing. | |
| ________ |
2.
| 我識攀石呀。 ngo5 sik1 paan1 sek6 aa3. I know how to rock-climb. | |
| ________ |
3.
| 我勁鍾意打排球呀。 ngo5 ging6 zung1 ji3 daa2 paai4 kau4 aa3. I like playing volleyball very, very much. | |
| ________ |
4.
| 我唔識彈琴呀。 ngo5 m4 sik1 taan4 kam4 aa3. I don't know how to play the piano. | |
| ________ |
5.
| 我唔係好鍾意打乒乓波呀。 ngo5 m4 hai6 hou2 zung1 ji3 daa2 bing1 bam1 bo1 aa3. I don't quite like playing ping pong. | |
| ________ |
Exercise 4
Follow the example to complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Examples
❤️ 游水 jau4 seoi2
| A: | 你鍾唔鍾意游水㗎？ |
| B: | 我鍾意游水呀。 |
1.
😖 篤波 duk1 bo1
2.
❤️❤️❤️ 去旅行 heoi3 leoi5 hang4
3.
😖😖 打羽毛球 daa2 jyu5 mou4 kau4
4.
❤️❤️ 去飲嘢 heoi3 jam2 je5
5.
😖😖😖 睇展覽 tai2 zin2 laam5
6.
😐 碌ling luk1 ling1
Exercise 5
Follow the example to complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Examples
✔️ 游水 jau4 seoi2
| A: | 你識唔識游水㗎？ |
| B: | 我識游水呀。 |
1.
❌ 彈結他 taan4 git3 taa1
2.
❌ 打高爾夫球 daa2 gou1 ji5 fu1 kau4
3.
✔️ 滑水 waat6 seoi2