Workbook: Unit 4 - Syllable Blocks & Batchim

Practice reading words with final consonants (Batchim)!

Exercise 1: Identify the Batchim

Look at the following words and write down which consonant is in the Batchim (bottom) position.

1. 눈 (Eye/Snow) -> ________
2. 집 (House) -> ________
3. 꽃 (Flower) -> ________
4. 강 (River) -> ________

Exercise 2: The 7 Sounds

Based on the rules of Batchim, what sound does the bottom consonant make in these words? Write the phonetic ending (k, n, t, l, m, p, ng).

1. 옷 (Clothes) -> The ㅅ sounds like ________
2. 잎 (Leaf) -> The ㅍ sounds like ________
3. 부엌 (Kitchen) -> The ㅋ sounds like ________
4. 낮 (Daytime) -> The ㅈ sounds like ________
5. 말 (Horse/Speech) -> The ㄹ sounds like ________

Exercise 3: Reading Practice

Write the romanized pronunciation for the following Korean words containing Batchim.

1. 김밥 (Seaweed rice roll) -> ________________
2. 학생 (Student) -> ________________
3. 한국 (Korea) -> ________________
4. 곧 (Soon) -> ________________

Answer Key

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**Exercise 1:** 1. ㄴ 2. ㅂ 3. ㅊ 4. ㅇ **Exercise 2:** 1. t (ㅅ, ㅈ, ㅊ, ㄷ, ㅌ, ㅎ all sound like 't' at the bottom). 2. p 3. k 4. t 5. l (Remember, ㄹ is an 'L' at the bottom). **Exercise 3:** 1. gim-bap (or kim-bap) 2. hak-saeng 3. han-guk 4. got