Nihongo Web Grammar Practice Sheets for Japanese 1

After completing the five Core Modules, you will take a “midterm” that evaluates your
ability to use the basic grammar content of JA 101. This midterm may not fall in the
middle of the course period, as the Core Modules take a little longer to complete than
the Extra Modules (6 through 20). These are the grammar points you are required to
know to successfully complete the JA 101 Nihongo Web course:

• Basic verb, noun, and adjective conjugation

• mashou (“let’s”) and tai (“want to ___”) verb forms
• Particles wa, ga, wo, ni, de, mo, to, e, no, to
• Counters satsu, mai, hon, ko, tsu, hai, nin, sai
• Ko-so-a-do series: kore/koko/kono/konna/kochira
• Te form (for connecting verbs and kudasai)
• deshou (form of desu meaning “probably”)

You can review these grammar points easily by going to the Grammar Index of
Nihongo Web: http://www.as.ua.edu/nihongo/grammar_index.htm

If you forget the vocabulary, go to the Vocabulary Index:

http://www.as.ua.edu/nihongo/vocabulary/vocabulary_index.htm

A detailed explanation of verb forms can be found in the Verb Form Forum:
http://www.as.ua.edu/nihongo/verb_forum.htm

Here is a quick-reference chart for consonant verbs (the troublesome ones!) from the
Verb Form Forum:

Category Verb Example Te Form Conjugations (masu, te, negative plain, past plain, if, let’s)
K-Group Write: Kaku -ite kakimasu, kaite, kakanai, kaita, kakeba, kakou
S-Group Speak: Hanasu -shite hanashimasu, hanashite, hanasanai, hanashita, hanaseba, hanasou
N-Group Die: Shinu -nde shinimasu, shinde, shinanai, shinda, shineba, shinou
B-Group Play: Asobu -nde asobimasu, asonde, asobanai, asonda, asobeba, asobou
M-Group Drink: Nomu -nde nomimasu, nonde, nomanai, nonda, nomeba, nomou
T-Group Wait: Matsu -tte machimasu, matte, matanai, matta, mateba, matou
R-Group Make: Tsukuru -tte tsukurimasu, tsukutte, tsukuranai, tsukutta, tsukureba, tsukurou
W-Group Buy: Kau (Kaw) -tte kaimasu, katte, kawanai, katta, kaeba, kaou

Practice the grammar points by doing the following exercises. You can have the answer
key by requesting it from Laurie Arizumi sensei. She may assign these practice pages
to you for extra credit if needed, in which case she will grade for you.
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Basic Verb Conjugations

Write the verb in the form that works best in the sentence. Write in hiragana only. Be
sure to use the basic “masu” forms and not direct style conjugation.

1. きょう すきやき を ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

(We will eat sukiyaki today.)

2. きのう モール へ ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

(I went to the Mall yesterday.)

3. ビール を ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ よ！
(I will not drink beer !)

4. あの えいが を ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
(I didn’t see that movie.)

~mashou (let’s), ~mashou ka (shall we?), ~tai (want to) Forms

Remember that tai form itself is conjugated like adjectives are conjugated! Even though
it is a verb ending.

1. テレビ を ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ か。
(Shall we watch TV?)

2. たべ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
(Let’s eat.)

3. いき＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿んです。
(I want to go.)

4. いき＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿んです。
(I wanted to go.)

5. いき＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿んです。
(I don’t want to go.)

6. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
(Let’s buy [it].)

7. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
(Shall [I] do it?)
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Particles
Fill in the correct particles in the ( ). Write in hiragana. Words in [ ] are not
expressed in Japanese.

1. [We] ate sushi. すし（ ）たべました。

2. [We] ate sushi also. すし（ ）たべました。

3. [Hey, that’s] my sushi you know. わたし（ ）すし です よ。

5. It is AIKO who ate the sushi.あいこ（ ）すし（ ）たべました。

6. As for Aiko, [she] eats sushi. あいこ（ ）すし（ ）たべます。

7. [We] ate sushi at Aiko’s home. あいこ( ) おたく( ) すし( ) たべました。

8. [They] will eat sushi at 7:00.しちじ（ ）すし（ ）たべます。

9. [We] went to the sushi party.すしパーティー（ ）いきました。

10. [I] ate sushi and salad. すし（ ）サラダ（ ）たべました。

List the function of, or translate each particle:

wo (を)

ga (が)

mo (も)

ni or e (に or へ )

de (で) as in ohashi de tabemasu

de (で) as in kissaten de tabemasu

to (と) as in hon to zasshi

ni (に) when it follows a time or date

no (の) as in Aiko no oneesan

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Noun Conjugations
Conjugate the sentences as directed using polite (desu) forms.

1. あいこさん は 日本人 ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。 (Aiko is Japanese.)

2. それ は おてら ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。 (That was a Buddhist temple.)

3. あれ は ホテル ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ よ。マンション ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

(That was not a hotel. It was a condominium.)

4. 田中さん は からて の せんせい ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

(Mr. Tanaka is not a karate teacher.)

5. その あかい もの は キムチー ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

(That red stuff is probably kim-chee.)

Basic Adjective Conjugations

Conjugate the adjectives, paying close attention to the tenses. The い have already
been dropped for you!

1. この くるま は ちょっと たか＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

(This car is a little bit expensive.)

2. ジョーンズさん は うれし＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
(Mr. Jones is not happy.)

3. なつ は あまり あつ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。
(Summer was not very hot.)

4. とうきょう から よこはま まで は とお＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

(From Tokyo to Yokohama was not far.)
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Ko-So-A-Do Series Practice

Use the correct ko-so-a-do word to complete each sentence.

1. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ は メアリー です。(This is Mary.)

2. ＿＿＿＿＿＿ 本 を ちょっと みせて ください。(Could you please show me

that book [by you]?)

3. ＿＿＿＿＿＿ は ざぶとん です。(That [by you] is a sitting cushion.)

4. マクドナルド は ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ですか。(Where is MacDonald’s™?)

5. ____________ くるま が いい ですよ。 (This kind of car is good.)

6. __________ いくら ですか。(How much is this?)

7. ______________ カレー が すき ですか。(What kind of curry do you like?)

8. おふろ は ___________ です。(The bath is way over there.)

9. ________________ えいが は すきじゃないです。(I don’t like that kind of movie.)

10. _________ですか。 (Which [one]?)

Te Form Practice
Change the following verbs to their te-forms.

のむ ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ to drink (consonant verb)

くる ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ to come (irregular)

たべる ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ to eat (vowel verb)

かく ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ to write (consonant verb)

かう ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ to buy (consonant verb)

いく ______________________ to go (irregular or special)

あそぶ ______________________ to play (consonant verb)