Katakana Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A learner sees チョ in チョコ. Which reading is correct?
kya
cho
chu
sho
2. In the word キャベツ, how is the opening combination キャ read?
kiya
kya
sha
cha
3. How is セ read?
so
se
sa
su
4. Which character is read as the standalone n sound?
ソ — so
シ — shi
ン — n
ツ — tsu
5. A label shows カメラ. Which English-friendly reading follows the katakana in order?
kanera
kamere
kimera
kamera
6. Adding the two dakuten marks to カ creates ガ. What is the new sound?
ka
za
pa
ga
7. You encounter テレビ in a beginner text. How is it read?
teberi
derebi
terebi
teribi
8. How does the small ッ affect the reading of キット?
It produces the reading kīto
It doubles the following consonant: kitto
It adds a separate tsu syllable: kitsuto
It changes the first sound to g
9. A café menu lists コーヒー. Which reading correctly reflects both long-vowel marks?
kōhī
kōhi
kohi
kohii
10. The word シュート begins with シュ. What sound does that combination represent?
shu
sho
su
chu
11. Which sound is written as ヌ?
ne
no
na
nu
12. Which reading matches キ?
ka
ku
ki
ke
13. What sound does ア represent?
a
i
u
e
14. Which Hepburn-style romanization best matches ケーキ, including its long vowel?
gēki
kekki
keiki
kēki
15. Which Hepburn-style reading best matches コンピューター?
konpyūtā
konpūtā
konpyutā
konhyūtā
16. A small circle, called handakuten, changes ハ to パ. How is パ read?
ba
ha
pa
wa