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Activities: What are particles in Japanese?

By: Sayumi Suzuki

Exercise 1: Match the particles to their uses

Drag and drop to match the particle with the correct function.
Word BankChoose a word, then choose a blank. You can also drag.
  1. New information marker:
  2. Subject marker:
  3. Direct object marker:
  4. Location of action marker:
  5. Goal or time marker:
  6. Marker to seek agreement:
  7. Topic marker:
  8. Parallel marker:
  9. Conditional marker:
  10. Simultaneity marker:

Exercise 2: Match sentences to pictures

  1. Bear Meat

    A man eating roasted bear meat

    Select your answer

  2. Sisters

    Two sisters talking in the back of a car. Watashi (me) calls imoto (little sister) "Kan-chan" and she replies "Hai!" (Yes!)

    - かんちゃん! [Kan-chan!] (Kan!)
    - はい! [Hai!] (Yes!)

    Select your answer

Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks

Provide a particle in the blanks, so that it matches the English sentence.

  1. 毎日、朝八時 起きてオフィス行く。
    Mainichi, asa hachiji ... okite ofisu ... iku.
    Everyday, I wake up at eight o’clock in the morning and go to the office.

    1. 明日、駅前の広場コンサートがあります！
      Ashita, ekimae no hiroba ... konsāto ga arimasu ... !
      Everyday, I wake up at eight o’clock in the morning and go to the office.

    2. え、そうなんですか！
      E, sōnan desu ka!
      Oh, is that so?

  3. 土曜日、晴れれスキーに行こう
    Doyōbi, harere ... sukī ni ikō ne.
    If it’s sunny this Saturday, let’s go skiing.

  4. これはカニクリームコロッケですけど、それコロッケです。
    Kore wa kani kurīmu korokke desu kedo, sore ... korokke desu ... .
    This is crab cream croquette. That is also a croquette, right?

  5. 音楽を聞き通学します。
    Ongaku o kiki ... tsūgaku shimasu.
    I go to school while listening to music.