Pinyin — Worksheet — Day 1

The 6 Simple Finals (a o e i u ü)

1) Trace the Characters (in stroke order)

— á (ah (interjection))

Watch "啊" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

— wǒ (I / me)

Watch "我" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

— é (goose)

Watch "鹅" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

饿 — è (hungry)

Watch "饿" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

— yī (clothes)

Watch "衣" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

— yí (aunt)

Watch "姨" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

— wǔ (five)

Watch "五" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

— nǚ (female)

Watch "女" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

2) Look and Write

饿
5

3) Fill in the Blank

啊___阿
Practice the "a" final across Tone 2 and Tone 1.
喔___我
Practice the "o" final: ō flat, wǒ (I/me) dipping-rising.
鹅___饿
Practice the "e" final: é (goose) rising, è (hungry) falling.
衣___姨
Practice the "i" final: yī (clothes) flat, yí (aunt) rising.
五___女
wǔ (the "u" final) vs nǚ (the "ü" final — note the two dots, a different sound from u).