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Find dictionary forms and stems

Choose the dictionary form, stem, or conjugated form requested in each English prompt.

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Question 1

Korean verb and adjective dictionary forms usually end in _____.

Options: -고, -다, -요

Question 2

After removing -다 from a dictionary form, the remaining core is called the _____.

Options: 기본형, 어간, 어미

Question 3

The spoken form is 가요. Select its dictionary entry: _____

Options: 가는, 가요, 가다

Question 4

Complete “할머니는 제주도에 _____.” with the polite form of 살다.

Options: 살어요, 살아요, 살아어요

Question 5

The adjective appears as 예뻐요. Its dictionary entry is _____.

Options: 예쁜, 예뻐요, 예쁘다

Question 6

읽다 loses -다. The unchanged stem is _____.

Options: 읽어-, 읽-, 읽는-

Question 7

Complete “언니는 회사에서 _____.” with the everyday polite form of 일하다.

Options: 일하아요, 일하어요, 일해요

Question 8

A friend asks what you eat. Complete “저는 김밥을 _____.”

Options: 먹아요, 먹어아요, 먹어요

Question 9

Say that this bag is small: “이 가방은 _____.”

Options: 작아어요, 작아요, 작어요

Question 10

Say that you go to the market every weekend: “주말마다 시장에 _____.”

Options: 가여요, 가아요, 가요

Question 11

Describe a new dress: “새 원피스가 _____.”

Options: 예쁘어요, 예뻐요, 예쁘아요

Question 12

Before attaching an ending to 공부하다, which stem do you start with? _____

Options: 공부해-, 공부한-, 공부하-

Question 13

Which word ends in 다 but is a noun, so you must not remove -다? _____

Options: 가다, 바다, 작다

Question 14

Choose the form meaning “read and …” made from 읽-: _____

Options: 읽지만, 읽어요, 읽고

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