This is a dictation exercise.

Fill in the spaces provided as the

text is read to you. The exercise will be be marked for both
spelling and grammar. To help you check your spelling, a word
list has been provided.

[1]_______ [2]______ [3]_____ [4]_____ [5]____________, [6]_______,

[7]_______ [8]___ [9]_________ [10]______ [11]___ [12]_____ [13]___
[14]____ [15]__ [16]___ [17]___ [18]____.

[19]___ [20]_____ [21]___ [22]_______ [23]______ [24]____ [25]___

[26]_______ [27]____ [28]___ [29]_____ [30]_______ [31]______
[32]_______ [33]__ [34]________ ([35]___ [36]___ [37]__ [38]_________).

[39]____ [40]______ [41]___ [42]_____ [43]______ [44]__.

1. first

10. grandparents

19. days

28. and

37. hongbao

2. of

11. their

20. in

29. married

38. give

3. few

12. red

21. people

30. packets

39. younger

4. it

13. in

22. the

31. people

40. Mandarin

5. and

14. the

23. older

32. This

41. friends

6. Chinese

15. Year

24. paper

33. packet

42. during

7. has

16. New

25. See

34. Lai

43. parents

8. money

17. called

26. Cantonese

35. The

44. the

9. ones

18. visit

27. relatives

36. inside

Celebrating the Chinese New Year

www.staidenshomeschool.com (c) 2013

This is a dictation exercise. Fill in the spaces provided as the

text is read to you. The exercise will be be marked for both
spelling and grammar. To help you check your spelling, a word
list has been provided.

[1]Chinese [2]people [3]visit [4]their [5]grandparents, [6]parents, [7]friends

[8]and [9]relatives [10]during [11]the [12]first [13]few [14]days [15]of [16]the
[17]New [18]Year.

[19]The [20]older [21]and [22]married [23]people [24]give [25]the

[26]younger [27]ones [28]red [29]paper [30]packets [31]called [32]hongbao
[33]in [34]Mandarin ([35]Lai [36]See [37]in [38]Cantonese).

[39]This [40]packet [41]has [42]money [43]inside [44]it.

1. first

10. grandparents

19. days

28. and

37. hongbao

2. of

11. their

20. in

29. married

38. give

3. few

12. red

21. people

30. packets

39. younger

4. it

13. in

22. the

31. people

40. Mandarin

5. and

14. the

23. older

32. This

41. friends

6. Chinese

15. Year

24. paper

33. packet

42. during

7. has

16. New

25. See

34. Lai

43. parents

8. money

17. called

26. Cantonese

35. The

44. the

9. ones

18. visit

27. relatives

36. inside

Celebrating the Chinese New Year

www.staidenshomeschool.com (c) 2013