Pinyin — Worksheet — Day 1
The 4 Tones — The Heart of Everything
1) Trace the Characters (in stroke order)
妈 — mā (mom)
Watch "妈" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
麻 — má (numb; hemp)
Watch "麻" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
马 — mǎ (horse)
Watch "马" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
骂 — mà (to scold)
Watch "骂" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
八 — bā (eight)
Watch "八" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
拔 — bá (to pull out)
Watch "拔" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
把 — bǎ (to hold; measure word)
Watch "把" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
爸 — bà (dad)
Watch "爸" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
2) Look and Write
妈
麻
马
骂
八
拔
把
爸
3) Fill in the Blank
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Tone 1 (high, flat) — "mom"
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Tone 2 (rising) — "hemp/numb"
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Tone 3 (dip then rise) — "horse"
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Tone 4 (sharp fall) — "to scold"
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Neutral tone — question particle