P2 Chinese measure words practice
Singapore Primary 2 Chinese, measure words (量词): choose the measure word that goes with a noun — 一本书, 一匹马, 一所学校, 一场比赛 — testing the settled pairings between measure words and nouns. Everything here follows the MOE syllabus. You can try one set free without signing up, and it is marked as you go — get one wrong and the same point comes back asked a different way, so your child can build the foundation on measure words. This page has 18 skill points and 51 questions.
What is tested in P2 measure words
In P1 and P2 measure words are the first settled pairings in Chinese that children meet. The question asks for combinations like 一___书 and 一___鱼, drawing on the basic set: 本, 只, 条, 张, 把, 辆. The options are far apart at this level, so knowing a handful is enough.
Common traps
- 个 goes with almost anything, so a child who is unsure puts 个 everywhere.
- 只 against 条 — some animals take one and some the other.
- 张 against 本 — paper against books.
How to practise
Learn them in families: 条 goes with fish, rivers, roads and trousers — five or six nouns per family at a time. After answering, have your child say the whole sentence: 我有一本书.
P2 measure words · worked examples
爸爸给小乐买了一（ ）童话书，小乐开心极了。
- ・条
- ・张
- ✓ 本
- ・只
Why: The answer is "本". Books are counted with "本", like "一本书". "条" is for long things, "张" is for paper or flat things, "只" is for animals, so they are wrong.
夜市里有一（ ）卖烤香肠的摊位，很多人排队。
- ✓ 个
- ・只
- ・张
- ・条
Why: The answer is "个". "摊位" is counted with "个", one stall. "条" is for long thin things, "只" is for animals or some objects, "张" is for flat things.
假期里，老师带同学们去东海岸公园骑脚踏车，每（ ）同学都玩得很开心。
- ・条
- ・张
- ・只
- ✓ 个
Why: The answer is "个". Classmates are people, so "个" is best. "条" is for long things, "只" is for animals, "张" is for flat things, so they are wrong.
Measure words are a matter of convention, so learn the whole phrase rather than the measure word on its own.
Skill points on this page (18)
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- 下L14·今天是晴天 · 3 questions
- 下L11·你玩过这个游戏吗 · 4 questions
- 下L15·这些我都爱吃 · 2 questions
- 上L01·新年到了 · 3 questions
- 下L15·客人来了 · 1 question
- 下L12·我是艺术家 · 3 questions
- 上L07·你怎么上学 · 3 questions
- 下L15·在咖啡店吃早餐 · 2 questions
- 上L01·我长大了 · 4 questions
- 下L12·小侦探 · 3 questions
- 下L11·过生日 · 4 questions
- 上L07·你想养什么宠物 · 4 questions
- 下L16·我和小乐和好了 · 4 questions
- 上L01·飞进书的世界 · 2 questions
- 上L07·夜市真热闹 · 2 questions
- 上L04·新加坡真好玩 · 3 questions
妈妈给小乐买了一（ ）新拖鞋。