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]____ [45]_____
[46]________ [47]__ [48]_____ [49]____ [50]___ [51]____ [52]__ [53]___
[54]____.
1. together

11. matter

21. celebrated

31. eve

41. The

2. days

12. their

22. eat

32. the

42. reunion

3. this

13. visit

23. year

33. are

43. away

4. New

14. meal

24. they

34. to

44. Chinese

5. the

15. at

25. far

35. with

45. try

6. the

16. people

26. holiday's

36. how

46. least

7. come

17. is

27. No

37. meal

47. fifteen

8. families

18. of

28. time

38. families

48. the

9. a

19. will

29. called

39. On

49. one

10. for

20. evening

30. to

40. This

50. dinner

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52. Chinese

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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]The [2]Chinese [3]New [4]Year [5]is [6]celebrated [7]for [8]fifteen [9]days.

[10]On [11]the [12]holiday's [13]eve, [14]families [15]come [16]together [17]to
[18]eat [19]a [20]meal [21]in [22]the [23]evening.

[24]This [25]meal [26]is [27]called [28]the [29]reunion [30]dinner.

[31]No [32]matter [33]how [34]far [35]away [36]they [37]are, [38]Chinese

[39]people [40]will [41]try [42]to [43]visit [44]with [45]their [46]families
[47]at [48]least [49]this [50]one [51]time [52]of [53]the [54]year.

1. together

11. matter

21. celebrated

31. eve

41. The

2. days

12. their

22. eat

32. the

42. reunion

3. this

13. visit

23. year

33. are

43. away

4. New

14. meal

24. they

34. to

44. Chinese

5. the

15. at

25. far

35. with

45. try

6. the

16. people

26. holiday's

36. how

46. least

7. come

17. is

27. No

37. meal

47. fifteen

8. families

18. of

28. time

38. families

48. the

9. a

19. will

29. called

39. On

49. one

10. for

20. evening

30. to

40. This

50. dinner

Celebrating the Chinese New Year

www.staidenshomeschool.com (c) 2013

Happy Chinese New Year

51. is

52. Chinese

Celebrating the Chinese New Year

53. Year

54. in

www.staidenshomeschool.com (c) 2013