Name: Katakana Workbook

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1 Name: Class: Katakana Workbook

2 Katakana Chart a i u e o ka ki ku ke ko sa shi su se so ta chi tsu te to na ni nu ne no ha hi fu he ho ma mi mu me mo ya yu yo ra ri ru re ro wa wo n ga gi gu ge go za ji zu ze zo da de do ba bi bu be bo pa pi pu pe po kya gya sha ja cha nya hya bya pya mya rya kyu gyu shu ju chu nyu hyu byu pyu my ryu kyo gyo sho jo cho nyo hyo byo pyo myo ryo

3 a i u e o ka ki ku ke ko

4 The Small tsu () and Long Vowel Sounds In katakana a long vowel sond is represented with a dash ( ). When we write katakana words in romaji we also use a dash, either beside or on top of the letter we want to extend. The small tsu ( ) is also used to represent the double constants. When we say the word aloud, the small tsu ( ) gives a small jump in the word. When written in romajii, the small tsu ( ) doubles the first letter of the next character. Read the following katakana words and write them in romaji. See if you can guess their The first one is done for you. kukki- cookie sa shi su se so Read the following katakana words and write them in romaji. See if you can guess their

5 ta chi tsu te to Read the following katakana words and write them in romaji. See if you can guess their Read the following romaji words and write them in katakana. See if you can guess their tsuna sofuto chiita-

6 na ni nu ne no Read the following romaji words and write them in katakana. See if you can guess their tenisu nekutai no-to Similarities shi tsu so no These four characters are very similar. Study how they are written for clues as to how they are different. Remember, is written from bottom to top, while, and are all written top to bottom.

7 ha hi fu he ho ma mi mu me mo

8 Read the following katakana words and write them in romaji. See if you can guess their ya yu yo ra ri ru re ro

9 Read the following katakana words and write them in romaji. See if you can guess their wa wo n Read the following katakana words and write them in romaji. See if you can guess their

10 Chon Chon and Maru In the same way as hiragana, new sounds are formed when we add a chon chon or a maru to regular katakana. Old Sound K G S Z/J T D H B P ga gi gu ge go

11 za ji zu ze zo da de do Read the following katakana words and write them in romaji. See if you can guess their! " # $%

12 ba bi bu be bo pa pi pu pe po

13 Read the following romaji words and write them in katakana. See if you can guess their basu pasuta supi-do gamu messejiyu-za- Read the following katakana words and write them in romaji. See if you can guess their & '( )% * +, -. Test Yourself Fill out the blanks in this katakana table.

14 Combined Sounds As with hiragana to make combined sounds, always use the /0 1 0 in combination with an sound of any of the katakana. The initial sound is written as a standard size symbol, while the /0 1 0 are written smaller, half size. kya gya kyu gyu kyo gyo sha ja shu ju sho jo cha nya chu nyu cho nyo hya bya hyu byu hyo byo pya mya pyu myu pyo myo rya ryu ryo Read the following katakana words and write them in romaji. See if you can guess their 23 # - 4! 3! 5 Read the following romaji words and write them in katakana. See if you can guess their menuindonisha konpyuta-

15 Extra Combined Sounds As katakana is used to createe Japanese words from English words, more combined sounds are needed to be able to represent all of the sounds in the English language. Not every sound is able to be created (for example the TH sound), but these sounds are useful to be able to say tricker English sounds in Japanese. These sounds are made by adding a small vowel to the original symbol. : 9 0 0;0 8 < tso fo wo vo quo fi ti di wi vi she je che tse we ve tsa fa va dyu Read the following katakana words and write them in romaji. See if you can guess their * Read the following romaji words and write them in katakana. See if you can guess their pa-tiforuku disukaunto

16 Crossword Practice Fill out the crossword below with the English translation of the katakana clues Down ' 1. #!? 2.? * 8. > 10. )% '( Across 3. = 6., >. 12.! ) 16. % 2 /

17 Match the Word (Chi-zu) Cheese

18 Names Read the following katakana names and write how you would say them in English. The first one is done for you. sho-na Shona

19 Map Work Read the place names written in katakana on the map above and write then English names for the countries in the spacess below. a e i m b f j n c g k o d h l p

20 Word Search In the word search below find the Japanese words from the English list. You might find it useful to write the Japanese word beside the English word before you begin. All of the words have been used in the last few pages. Test yourself to see how many words you remember. Pocket Bed Racquet Concert Motorbike Cassette Player Toilet Radio Present Hamburger Dress Sweater Popcorn Petrol Steak Toast Tie Test Soup Television Christmas Stereo Tomato Cream Notebook Pink Lunch Pizza Bell Pie Door