Lesson 1 Workbook 3d, t, n, l
The following syllables begin with d, t, n, or l. Some of them have been introduced in
Lesson 1. Listen to the recording and repeat each syllable aloud.
d dB, dF, dì, dú, dào, dAng
t tB, tA, tì, tJ, tAo, táng
n nB, nà, nH, nJ, nào
l lB, lA, lí, lù, lFo(shi)Finals
Here are words that include the finals introduced in Lesson 1. Listen to the recording
and repeat each word aloud. Notice that the letter i is pronounced very differently when it
follows a retroflex consonant like sh than when it follows other kinds of consonants. We
will focus on the various pronunciations of the Pinyin letter i in Lesson 5. Remember that
the final ian rhymes with en and not with an.
a tA, bàba, mAma
i nH, bH, mH, yC
(lFo)shC, shì, chC, zhH
u bù, mù, lù, shE
ai zài, mFi, wài, lái
ao hFo, lFo(shC), bAo, dào
iao xiFo, biFo, piào, yào
ie yG, bié, diB, miè
üe xué(sheng), xuG, jué, què
uo wI, bó, mò, fó, tuD
ang zhAng, bAng, páng, fàng
eng lGng, néng, dGng
ian jiàn, xiAn, biAn, miàn- Listen and identify
2.1. Write the tones
Listen to the pronunciation of each syllable and complete the spelling by writing in the tone
that is spoken. Be careful to put the tone on the right vowel.
a. yang d. xue g. gao j. ye m. wub. liao e. zhang h. shi k. gao n. hao
c. beng f. sheng i. zhang l. lao o. shi