Pinyin — Worksheet — Day 2

The 6 Simple Finals (a o e i u ü)

1) Trace the Characters (in stroke order)

啊 — á (huh? (interjection))

Watch "啊" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

我 — wǒ (I / me)

Watch "我" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

鹅 — é (goose)

Watch "鹅" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

饿 — è (hungry)

Watch "饿" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

衣 — yī (clothes)

Watch "衣" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

姨 — yí (aunt)

Watch "姨" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

五 — wǔ (five)

Watch "五" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

女 — nǚ (female)

Watch "女" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

2) Look and Write

啊
我
鹅
饿
衣
姨
五
女

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).