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P3 Chinese measure words practice

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Singapore Primary 3 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 make steady progress on measure words. This page has 17 skill points and 56 questions.

What is tested in P3 measure words

In P3 and P4 the set widens to 场, 阵, 副, 双, 套 and 幅, testing settled noun pairings and the places where speech and writing part ways — 一副手套 against 一双手套.

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How to practise

Do not copy a wrong measure word ten times. Write three lines: the wrong pairing, the right one, and one full sentence. Next day, test yesterday's misses before starting anything new.

P3 measure words · worked examples

  1. 同学们沿着一（　　）小河往前走，看到了美丽的风景。

    • ・座
    • ・棵
    • ✓ 条
    • ・本

    Why: The answer is "条". A river is long and thin, so we use "条". "棵" is for trees, but a river is not a tree; "座" is for mountains or statues, but a river is not a mountain; "本" is for books, but a river is not a book.

  2. 老师拿出一（　　）有趣的华文故事书，同学们都很喜欢。

    • ・张
    • ・条
    • ✓ 本
    • ・件

    Why: The answer is "本". Storybooks are counted as "本". "条" is for long thin things, "张" is for flat things, "件" is for clothes or matters.

  3. 小乐和小安在河边看到一（　　）鱼跳出水面。

    • ・头
    • ・匹
    • ・只
    • ✓ 条

    Why: The answer is "条". Fish have long bodies, so we use "条". "只" is for small animals, "头" is for big animals, "匹" is for horses.

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 (17)

Skill point 1 / 17上L01·美丽的愿望
量词

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