全文 The whole set, with pinyin and English
一、连词成句 Put the words in order
我家有四个人。
wǒ jiā yǒu sì gè rén
There are four people in my family.
弟弟有一只小白狗。
dì di yǒu yì zhī xiǎo bái gǒu
My little brother has a little white dog.
妈妈买了一条鱼。
mā ma mǎi le yì tiáo yú
Mum bought a fish.
墙上有一张全家福。
qiáng shàng yǒu yì zhāng quán jiā fú
There is a family photo on the wall.
晚上我们一家人一起吃饭。
wǎn shang wǒ men yì jiā rén yì qǐ chī fàn
In the evening, our whole family eats together.
我家住在组屋里。
wǒ jiā zhù zài zǔ wū lǐ
My family lives in an HDB flat.
奶奶会做饺子。
nǎi nai huì zuò jiǎo zi
Grandma can make dumplings.
姐姐有三本故事书。
jiě jie yǒu sān běn gù shi shū
My big sister has three storybooks.
爸爸妈妈都很爱我。
bà ba mā ma dōu hěn ài wǒ
Dad and Mum both love me very much.
我们家养了两条金鱼。
wǒ men jiā yǎng le liǎng tiáo jīn yú
Our family keeps two goldfish.
哥哥帮妈妈洗碗。
gē ge bāng mā ma xǐ wǎn
My big brother helps Mum wash the dishes.
二、完成句子 Fill in the blank
我家有一只小猫。
wǒ jiā yǒu yì zhī xiǎo māo
My family has a little cat.
💡 Animals such as cats take 只: 一只猫. 本 is for books and 辆 is for cars.
爸爸有一辆新车。
bà ba yǒu yí liàng xīn chē
Dad has a new car.
💡 Cars, buses and bicycles take 辆: 一辆车. 张 is for flat things like paper.
桌子上有一张纸。
zhuō zi shàng yǒu yì zhāng zhǐ
There is a sheet of paper on the table.
💡 Flat things such as paper, photos and tables take 张: 一张纸.
奶奶买了两条鱼。
nǎi nai mǎi le liǎng tiáo yú
Grandma bought two fish.
💡 Fish take 条, like other long thin things (一条河, 一条裙子).
我有一个哥哥和一个妹妹。
wǒ yǒu yí gè gē ge hé yí gè mèi mei
I have an older brother and a younger sister.
💡 有 means "to have". 是 means "to be" (我是哥哥) and 在 says where someone is.
妈妈买了一条裙子。
mā ma mǎi le yì tiáo qún zi
Mum bought a skirt.
💡 Long things like skirts, fish and roads take 条: 一条裙子.
爸爸的妈妈是我的奶奶。
bà ba de mā ma shì wǒ de nǎi nai
Dad's mother is my grandma.
💡 Dad's mother is 奶奶. Mum's mother is 外婆.
妈妈的哥哥是我的舅舅。
mā ma de gē ge shì wǒ de jiù jiu
Mum's big brother is my uncle.
💡 Mum's brother is 舅舅. Dad's younger brother is 叔叔.
爸爸、妈妈和我都喜欢吃榴莲。
bà ba mā ma hé wǒ dōu xǐ huan chī liú lián
Dad, Mum and I all like to eat durian.
💡 都 means all of them: Dad, Mum and I all like it. 再 means again and 才 means only then.
弟弟哭了，妈妈马上去抱他。
dì di kū le mā ma mǎ shàng qù bào tā
My little brother is crying, so Mum goes to hug him at once.
💡 马上 means at once. 已经 (already) and 从来 (ever) don't fit here.
外公已经七十岁了。
wài gōng yǐ jīng qī shí suì le
Grandpa is already seventy years old.
💡 已经 (already) goes with 了 for an age someone has reached. 一起 (together) and 每天 (every day) don't fit.
三、改病句 Correct the sentence
病句：奶奶买了一个鱼。
nǎi nai mǎi le yí gè yú
Grandma bought a fish. (wrong measure word)
改正：奶奶买了一条鱼。
nǎi nai mǎi le yì tiáo yú
Grandma bought a fish.
💡 Fish take the measure word 条: 一条鱼, not 一个鱼.
病句：我家有四个人们。
wǒ jiā yǒu sì gè rén men
There are four people in my family. (an extra 们)
改正：我家有四个人。
wǒ jiā yǒu sì gè rén
There are four people in my family.
💡 After a number, 人 doesn't take 们: 四个人, not 四个人们.
病句：我奶奶是很好。
wǒ nǎi nai shì hěn hǎo
My grandma is very kind. (an extra 是)
改正：我奶奶很好。
wǒ nǎi nai hěn hǎo
My grandma is very kind.
💡 Don't put 是 before a describing word: 奶奶很好, not 奶奶是很好.
病句：这是妈妈买书。
zhè shì mā ma mǎi shū
This is the book Mum bought. (a missing 的)
改正：这是妈妈买的书。
zhè shì mā ma mǎi de shū
This is the book Mum bought.
💡 To say "the book Mum bought", put 的 before 书: 妈妈买的书.
病句：我们一起吃饭晚上。
wǒ men yì qǐ chī fàn wǎn shang
We eat together in the evening. (the time at the end)
改正：我们晚上一起吃饭。
wǒ men wǎn shang yì qǐ chī fàn
We eat together in the evening.
💡 The time (晚上) comes before the action, not at the end: 我们晚上一起吃饭.
病句：妹妹在画画，他画得很好看。
mèi mei zài huà huà tā huà de hěn hǎo kàn
My little sister is drawing, and she draws beautifully. (他 instead of 她)
改正：妹妹在画画，她画得很好看。
mèi mei zài huà huà tā huà de hěn hǎo kàn
My little sister is drawing, and she draws beautifully.
💡 妹妹 is a girl, so she is 她 (with 女), not 他 (a boy) or 它 (a thing or animal).
四、扩句 Make the sentence longer
妹妹画画。
mèi mei huà huà
My little sister draws.
在哪里？：妹妹在客厅里画画。
mèi mei zài kè tīng lǐ huà huà
My little sister draws in the living room.
什么时候？：晚上，妹妹在客厅里画画。
wǎn shang mèi mei zài kè tīng lǐ huà huà
In the evening, my little sister draws in the living room.
和谁？：晚上，妹妹和我在客厅里一起画画。
wǎn shang mèi mei hé wǒ zài kè tīng lǐ yì qǐ huà huà
In the evening, my little sister and I draw together in the living room.
奶奶煮面。
nǎi nai zhǔ miàn
Grandma cooks noodles.
给谁？：奶奶给我们煮面。
nǎi nai gěi wǒ men zhǔ miàn
Grandma cooks noodles for us.
什么时候？：星期天，奶奶给我们煮面。
xīng qī tiān nǎi nai gěi wǒ men zhǔ miàn
On Sunday, Grandma cooks noodles for us.
在哪里？：星期天，奶奶在厨房里给我们煮面。
xīng qī tiān nǎi nai zài chú fáng lǐ gěi wǒ men zhǔ miàn
On Sunday, Grandma cooks noodles for us in the kitchen.
五、造句 Make a sentence
有 yǒu · to have; there is
我有一个姐姐。
wǒ yǒu yí gè jiě jie
I have an older sister.
书包里有三本书。
shū bāo lǐ yǒu sān běn shū
There are three books in the school bag.
一家人 yì jiā rén · the whole family
我们一家人去动物园。
wǒ men yì jiā rén qù dòng wù yuán
Our whole family went to the zoo.
周末，我们一家人一起打扫房子。
zhōu mò wǒ men yì jiā rén yì qǐ dǎ sǎo fáng zi
At the weekend, our whole family cleans the house together.
只 zhī · (measure word for animals)
树上有两只小鸟。
shù shàng yǒu liǎng zhī xiǎo niǎo
There are two little birds in the tree.
我家养了一只小乌龟。
wǒ jiā yǎng le yì zhī xiǎo wū guī
My family keeps a little tortoise.
六、仿写 Write on the pattern
例句：我家有爸爸、妈妈、哥哥和我。
wǒ jiā yǒu bà ba mā ma gē ge hé wǒ
My family has Dad, Mum, my big brother and me.
……有……、……和……
我的书包里有书、铅笔和水壶。
wǒ de shū bāo lǐ yǒu shū qiān bǐ hé shuǐ hú
My school bag has books, pencils and a water bottle in it.
公园里有大树、小花和小鸟。
gōng yuán lǐ yǒu dà shù xiǎo huā hé xiǎo niǎo
The park has big trees, little flowers and little birds.
例句：爸爸在看报纸，妈妈在做饭。
bà ba zài kàn bào zhǐ mā ma zài zuò fàn
Dad is reading the newspaper, and Mum is cooking.
……在……，……在……
哥哥在踢球，姐姐在跳绳。
gē ge zài tī qiú jiě jie zài tiào shéng
My big brother is playing football, and my big sister is skipping.
小猫在睡觉，小狗在玩球。
xiǎo māo zài shuì jiào xiǎo gǒu zài wán qiú
The kitten is sleeping, and the puppy is playing with a ball.