Question 1
Build “There is no plane ticket, so I cannot go to Jeju.” Begin with the reason. _____
Options: 비행기 표가 없어서 제주도에 못 가요., 안, 제주도에서
Arrange the tiles to build the Korean sentence described. Use the reason, particle, negation, tense, and spacing cues; leave both incorrect tiles unused.
Question 1
Build “There is no plane ticket, so I cannot go to Jeju.” Begin with the reason. _____
Options: 비행기 표가 없어서 제주도에 못 가요., 안, 제주도에서
Question 2
Build “The door is locked, so I cannot go outside.” Begin with the reason. _____
Options: 문을, 문이 잠겨서 밖에 못 나가요., 밖을
Question 3
Build with long negation: “My back hurts, so I cannot lift the heavy box.” Begin with the reason. _____
Options: 않아요., 아파도, 허리가 아파서 무거운 상자를 들지 못해요.
Question 4
Build with long negation: “The phone is broken, so I cannot order delivery food.” Begin with the reason. _____
Options: 전화가 고장 나서 배달 음식을 주문하지 못해요., 않아요., 고장나서
Question 5
Build with long past negation: “Yesterday I had no time, so I could not clean my room.” Start with 어제는. _____
Options: 시간을, 어제는 시간이 없어서 방을 청소하지 못했어요., 않았어요.
Question 6
Build “I am not good at that online game.” Start with 저는. _____
Options: 게임이, 잘못해요., 저는 그 온라인 게임을 잘 못해요.
Question 7
Build “My wrist hurts, so I cannot do the dishes.” Begin with the reason. _____
Options: 손목이 아파서 설거지를 못 해요., 안, 아파도
Question 8
Build “I could not sleep because of the noise next door.” Begin with the reason. _____
Options: 소음을, 잤습니다., 옆집 소음 때문에 못 잤어요.
Question 9
Build “I was nervous, so I could not answer the question.” Begin with the reason. _____
Options: 대답이, 긴장해서 질문에 대답을 못 했어요., 했습니다.
Question 10
Build “I choose not to buy a new bag this month.” Start with 이번 달에는. _____
Options: 이번 달에는 새 가방을 안 사요., 샀어요., 못
Question 11
Build “The classroom is not cold.” Start with 교실은. _____
Options: 못, 춥지, 교실은 안 추워요.
Question 12
Build “It is my first time in the neighborhood, so I do not know that address.” Begin with the reason. _____
Options: 못알아요., 알아요., 처음 온 동네라서 그 주소를 몰라요.
Practice Build sentences with 못 and -지 못하다 with this interactive sentence-building exercise of 12 questions. Tap the words into the correct order to build each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every sentence.
Practicing grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Build sentences with 못 and -지 못하다 in everyday Korean.
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