Exercises
Exercise 1
Complete the descriptions.
1.
We can use ________ or ________ to indicate something exists or doesn’t exist at a specific time respectively.
2.
We can use the modal verb ________ to indicate an activity will happen in the future.
3.
We can use the modal verb ________ to indicate we need to do an activity.
4.
We can use the verbal particle ________ to add the meaning of ‘as well’ to a sentence.
5.
When we use the X-not-X construction to form a yes-no question with an action verb to ask whether the listener wants to do something, we usually end the question with the sentence particle ________.
Exercise 2
Listen to A and complete B. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example 1
| 😍 | Jason |
| 😥 | Matthew |
| A | 不如我哋叫埋Jason吖。 bat1 jyu4 ngo5 dei6 giu3 maai4 Jason aa1. Why don’t we invite Jason as well? |
| B | 好呀，我哋叫埋Jason吖。 hou2 aa3, ngo5 dei6 giu3 maai4 Jason aa1. Good. Let’s invite Jason as well. |
Example 2
| 😍 | Jason |
| 😥 | Matthew |
| A | 我哋叫唔叫埋Matthew呀？ ngo5 dei6 giu3 m4 giu3 maai4 Matthew aa3? Should we invite Matthew as well? |
| B | 唔好喇，我唔係好想同Matthew食呀。 m4 hou2 laa3, ngo5 m4 hai6 hou2 soeng2 tung4 Matthew sik6 aa3. Not good. [= I don’t think so.] I don’t want to eat with Matthew very much. |
1.
| 😍 | 阿峰 aa3 fung1 |
| 😥 | 阿謙 aa3 him1 |
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
2.
| 😍 | 阿瑩 aa3 jing4 |
| 😥 | 阿欣 aa3 jan1 |
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
3.
| 😍 | 阿妹 aa3 mui2 |
| 😥 | 男朋友 naam4 pang4 jau5 |
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
4.
| 😍 | 家姐 gaa1 ze1 |
| 😥 | 細佬 sai3 lou2 |
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
5.
| 😍 | 老婆 lou5 po4 |
| 😥 | 阿哥 aa3 go1 |
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
Exercise 3
Complete the conversations. Then, listen to the recordings to check your answers. Finally, repeat after the recordings.
Example
| A | 我哋下個月會一齊燒嘢食呀，你去唔去呀？ ngo5 dei6 haa6 go3 jyut6 wui5 jat1 cai4 siu1 je5 sik6 aa3, nei5 heoi3 m4 heoi3 aa3? We will barbecue together next month. Do you want to go? |
| B | 下個月幾多號呀？ haa6 go3 jyut6 gei2 do1 hou6 aa3? What day next month? |
| A | 下個月十號呀。 haa6 go3 jyut6 sap6 hou6 aa3. The 10th of next month. |
| B | 我下個月十號要返工呀。 ngo5 haa6 go3 jyut6 sap6 hou6 jiu3 faan1 gung1 aa3. I need to go to work on the 10th of next month. |
1.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
2.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
3.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
4.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
5.
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |
| A | ________ |
| B | ________ |