First Edition HANDY KATAKANA WORKBOOK An Introduction to Japanese Writing: KANA THIS IS A SUPPLEMENT FOR BEGINNING LEVEL JAPANESE LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION. \ FrF!' '---~---- , - Y. M. Shimazu, Ed.D. -----~---- TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENlS vii STUDYSHEET#l 1 A,I,U,E, 0, KA,I<I, KU,KE, KO, GA,GI,GU,GE,GO, N WORKSHEET #1 2 PRACTICE: A, I,U, E, 0, KA,KI, KU,KE, KO, GA,GI,GU, GE,GO, N WORKSHEET #2 3 MORE PRACTICE: A, I, U, E,0, KA,KI,KU, KE, KO, GA,GI,GU,GE,GO, N WORKSHEET #~3 4 ADDmONAL PRACTICE: A,I,U, E,0, KA,KI, KU,KE, KO, GA,GI,GU,GE,GO, N STUDYSHEET #2 5 SA,SHI,SU,SE, SO, ZA,JI,ZU,ZE,ZO, TA, CHI, TSU, TE,TO, DA, DE,DO WORI<SHEEI' #4 6 PRACTICE: SA,SHI,SU,SE, SO, ZA,II, ZU,ZE,ZO, TA, CHI, 'lSU,TE,TO, OA, DE,DO WORI<SHEEI' #5 7 MORE PRACTICE: SA,SHI,SU,SE,SO, ZA,II, ZU,ZE, W, TA, CHI, TSU, TE,TO, DA, DE,DO WORKSHEET #6 8 ADDmONAL PRACI'ICE: SA,SHI,SU,SE, SO, ZA,JI, ZU,ZE,ZO, TA, CHI,TSU,TE,TO, DA, DE,DO STUDYSHEET #3 9 NA,NI, NU,NE,NO, HA, HI,FU,HE, HO, BA, BI,BU,BE,BO, PA, PI,PU,PE,PO WORKSHEET #7 10 PRACTICE: NA,NI, NU, NE,NO, HA, HI,FU,HE,HO, BA,BI, BU,BE, BO, PA, PI,PU,PE,PO WORKSHEET #8 11 MORE PRACTICE: NA,NI, NU,NE,NO, HA,HI, FU,HE, HO, BA,BI,BU,BE, BO, PA,PI,PU,PE,PO WORKSHEET #9 12 ADDmONAL PRACTICE: NA,NI, NU, NE,NO, HA, HI, FU,HE, HO, BA,BI,3U, BE, BO, PA, PI,PU,PE,PO STUDYSHEET #4 13 MA, MI,MU, ME, MO, YA, W, YO WORKSHEET#10 14 PRACTICE: MA,MI, MU,ME, MO, YA, W, YO WORKSHEET #11 15 MORE PRACTICE: MA, MI,MU,ME,MO, YA, W, YO WORKSHEET #12 16 ADDmONAL PRACTICE: MA,MI,MU, ME, MO, YA, W, YO STUDYSHEET #5 17 RA, RI, RU,RE, RO, WA WORKSHEET #13 18 PRACTICE: RA,RI, RU,RE, RO, WA WORKSHEET #14 19 MORE PRACTICE: RA,RI, RU,RE, RO, WA WORKSHEET #15 20 ADDmONAL PRACTICE: RA,RI, RU,RE, RO, WA iv ~ :;;J :-,-:iI ~ :-~ ~ PRACI1CE QUIZEXERCISES #1 21 -,;ij PRACI1CE QUIZEXERCISES #1 (Cont'd) 22 0;;; STUDYSHEET #6 23 :..-,;/J DOUBLE CONSONANTSOUNDS ~-,;;;; WORKSHEET #16 24 PRACTICE: DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS >:;;; WORKSHEET #17; 25 -,;ij MORE PRACI1CE: DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS WORKSHEET #18 26 :-,~ ADDmONAL PRACTICE: DOUBLE CONSONANT SOUNDS :-:~ :-.F~ STUDYSHEET #7 27 CONTRACTED SOUNDS ::~ WORKSHEET #19 28 F:~ PRACTICE: CONTRACTED SOUNDS WORKSHEET #20 29 ~ ,;;I MORE PRACI1CE: CONTRACfEDSOUNDS WORKSHEET #21 30 :,'~ ADDmONAL PRACTICE: CONTRACfED SOUNDS :~ '-) STUDYSHEET #8 31 -,-~ 33 NEWLY ADDED KATAKANA--S;HE/JE, CHE,TSA, TWI,TSE, TSO, TIIDI, TUIDU, etc. =~ WORKSHEET #22 32 PRACTICE: 33 NEWLY ADDED KATAKANA WORKSHEET #23 33 .~ MORE PRACTICE: 33 NEWLY ADDED KATAKANA . ~~ WORKSHEET #24 34 ADDmONAL PRACTICE: 33 NEWLY ADDED KATAKANA : :~ WORKSHEET #25 ; 35 MORE PRACI1CE ';~ ::~ WQRKSHEET #26 36 REVIEW ALL KATAKANA INCLUDING ITSCOMBINATIONS .<~ <~ <~ PRACI1CE QUIZEXERCISES #2 37 PRACI1CE QUIZEXERCISES #2(Cont'd) 38 KATAKANA CHART WITHSTROKE ORDER 39 KATAKANA CHART WITHSTROKE ORDER #2 {Cont'd} 40 ~ ~ -"~ ~ v ~ ~ (a) SHINAZU / KATAKANA ~ORKBOOK PAGE 1 YOUR NAME, _ DATE _ JAPANESE / KA TAKANA STUDYSHEET #' 1 INSTRUCTIONS: Practice writing the following KATAKANA across the page (10 times) for each character. Then submit the sheet at the beginning of the next class. * STROKE ORDER ON PAGE 39. A J* I 1 U ? E X. 0 ;t ka fJ ki ~ ku 7 ke 7 ko' :l ga fJ' gi ~ gu 7" ge 7 go :1' n )/ (e) SHIMAZU / KATAKANA WORKBOOK PAGE 2 YOUR NAME DATE _ JAPANESE / KATAKANA WORKSHEET.# 1 PRACTICE: A,I,U,E,O, KA,KI,KU,KE,KO, GA,GI,GU,GE,GO, N (RELATING SPELLING TO SOUNDS & WRITING KATAKANA CORRECTLY) A. INSTRUCTIONS: Write each word in ROMAJI (ROMANIZATION) on the 1ine next to the KATAKANA, then practice writing the word in KATAKANA 2 or 3 times. ROMANIZATION MEANING PRACTICE Example KOKOA cocoa r' ' ><__ // :l-? ~'-~'- tl-jj'- (WRITING KATAKANA CORRECTLY) B. INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following in KATAKANA on the line. * ;t tJ- ~- 1. -rr - 2. 3. ----- 4. 0 0 KE EI KA KA A KI I okay squid car a key seafood 5. 6. 7. KE I KO U EA KE A E A KA A GO girl's name wear care air cargo ~" 8. 9. 10. 'J" - - GO 0 GO 0 GE GE GU U GU U sound trains make ribbit ribbit sound made when sleeping frog sound ZZZ ••• * You write a --- for the second vowel when you have a double vowel (Katakana on 1 y ) • ~ r~ ~~ (c) SHIMAZU / KATAKANA HORKBOOK PAGE 3 t~ YOUR NAME _ DATE _ r~ r~ JAPANESE / KATAKANA WORKSHEET #2 r:J MORE PRACTICE: A,I,U,E,O, KA,KI,KU,KE,KO, GA,GI,GU,GE,GO, N r:J r:J (WRITING KATAKANA CORRECTLV) [:J INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following in, 'KATAKANA on the line. r.:~ r:J 01. 02. 03. 04. r~ KE E KI GI A EE KA A GE I [- cake gears acre gay I~ measurement [~ ... ~ [~ 05. 06. 07. 08. [-" GU EN GE N KO IN E GO I~ Gwen Gen coin ego [~ girl's name boy'S name .... ~ [.-~ [~ 09. 10. 11. UII KU KI N GU KO N GU KA N [.~ week King Kong cans [~ [~ [~ [-~ 12. 13. 14. EA KO N KO ° N UIN KA A [~ air conditioner corn turn signal [.~ (auto) [~ l~ 15. 16. 17. [.~ KA A KI KAAKAA GO A' A [~~ khaki sound crows· make Gore color family name I_~ I_.~ I~ 18. 19. 20. AN KA A UIN KU GA UN I~ anchors a wink gowns [~ [,~ ~ NOTE: Instructor may ask the student to fill in the blanks. then submit the sheet in the beginning of the subsequent class. ~ ~ (eJ SHIMAZU / KATAKANA WORKBOOK PAGE 4 YOUR NAME _ DATE, _ JAPANESE / KATAKANA WORKSHEET #3 ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: A,I,U,E,O, KA,KI,KU,KE,KO, GA,GI,GU,GE,GO, N (WRITING KATAKANA CORRECTLY) INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following in KATAKANA on the line. 01. 02. 03. 04. AA KU IN EAA IN KA arc inn air Inca Quechuan people ruled Peru 05. 06. 07. KU U GA A KU N KU N UI N GU cougar sound puppies make wings animal onomatopoeia 08. 09. 10. o 0 GA N KA A GO KE E 0 0 body organs cargo K.O. Knock Out 11. 12. 13. IN KU E KO 0 KU IIN ink echoes queen 14. 15. 16. KI I U I GO N GU IN GU kiwi gong family name fruit 17. 18. 19. ION GA KI GE E GE E an ion naughty boy vomiting sound NOTE: Instructor may ask the student to fill in the blanks, then submit the sheet in the beginning of the subsequent class. r-:.. ~ r.. ;J r;J (e) SHINAZU / KATAKANA WORKBOOK PAGE 5 r~ JAPANESE I KATAKANASTUDYSHEET #2 YOUR NAME. _ r INSTRUCTIONS: Practice writing the following KATAKANA across the page for each c;j character. Then submit the sheet at the beginning of the next class. r~ c~ r~ sa --tt c~ , ,-;J shi Y r~ su A­ -~ L~. I~ se -c l~ so c~ r·~ [...~ r·;d za --If .~ I ~_. ji Y' -- I~ zu ;A- [.~ [~ ze .-e- ... ~ zo ~ -r .~ ~ ta ~ ~ -~ chi ... ~ 1- _.~ tsu 'y ~ ~ te T- -~ to -~ l' -~ ~ da ~ ~ de ~ ~ do ~ ~ (c) SHIMAZU / KATAKANA WORKBOOK PAGE 6 YOUR NAME DATE _ JAPANESE / KATAKANA WORKSHEET #4 PRACTICE: SA,SHI,SU,SE,SO, ZA,JI,ZU,ZE,ZO, TA,CHIiTSU,TE,TO, DA, DE,DO (RELATING SPELLING TO SOUNDS & WRITING KATAKANA CORRECTLY) A. INSTRUCTIONS: Write each word in ROHAJI (ROMANIZATION) on the line next to the KATAKANA, then practice writing the word in KATAKANA 2 or 3 times. ROMANIZATION MEANING PRACTICE Example SUUTSU suits :;-'- " ;~7 ~1 \1 (WRITING KATAKANA CORRECTlY) B. INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following words in KATAKANA on the line. 1- 2. 3. 4. SHI I TSU TE N TO SA N DO JI N sheets tent sandwiches gin liquor 4. 5. 7. SE E TA A JI I ZA SU SHI I SO 0 sweater Jesus Christ seesaw 8. 9. 10. 11- CHI I ZU SU TA A SE DA N ZO 0 N cheese stars sedan zone 12. 13. 14. ZE U SU SU KI ZO DE KI SHI I Zeus Greek mythology schizo(phrenia) dixie/Dixie NOTE: Instructor may ask the student to fill in the blanks, then submit the sheet in the beginning of the subsequent class. (c) SHINAZU / KATAKANA WORKBOOK PAGE 7 YOUR NAME _ OATE, _ JAPANESE / KATAKANA WORKSHEET #5 MORE PRACTICE: SA,SHI,SU,SE,SO, ZA,JI,ZU,ZE,ZO, TA,CHI,TSU,TE,TO, OA, DE,DO (WRITING KATAKANA CORRECTLY) INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following in KATAKANA on the line. 01. 02. 03. SHI N JI KE E TO SU KU I ZU A JI A a syndicate a squeeze play Asia baseball 04. 05. 06. KO N SA A TO CHI I TA A DE SU KU a concert cheetah a desk 07. 08. 09. JI GU ZA GU TE E ZE SHI I ZU N zig zag a thesis a season 16. 17. 18. o ZO N SO 0 SE EJI OA IA ozone sausages diamond 19. _ 20. 21. SHI I ZA A ZO I SU U ZA N Caesar Zoe Susan ROlllan stateelllan felllinine felllinine 100-44 Be given na..e given nallle NOTE: Instruotor lIIay ask the student to fill in the blanks, then Bublllit the sheet in the beginning of the subsequent clas•• (c) SHIMAZU / KATAKANA WORKBOOK PAGE 8 YOUR NAME.---, _ DATE _ JAPANESE / KATAKANA WORKSHEET #6 ADDITIONAL PRACTICE: SA,SHI,SU,SE,SO, ZA,JI,ZU,ZE,ZO, TA,CHI,TSU,TE,TO, DA,DE,DO (WRITING KATAKANA CORRECTLY) INSTRUCTIONS: Write the following in KATAKANA on the line.