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MODIFIED SYLLABLES Reading and Writing
I. Modified syllables (e.g., kya. kyu. kyo) and double consonants are written in kalakana in the same way as in hiragana.
I. * ^ 2. * *~ X h     3. if 'J •>
4. > \ V     >     5.      Y X r     S./3 7?
7. * 7 *f- y   ».:77  9.    3 >y t" > 7*
1. kylbetsu (cabbage) 2. kylldto (cast) 3. Clrilka (Greece) 4. shampen (champagne) 5. jasuto (Just) 6. shokku (shock) 7, kitchin (kitchen)   8 koppu (cup)   9. shoppingu (shopping)
2. Long sounds are represented by a dash, —,
10. h'— >\s    11.     — )V    12. a— h —
13. 14. ft <— Y     15. X—7°
10 blru (beer)   11. bSru (ball)   12. kShl (cofTee)
13. Juki (ski)   14. deplto (department store)   15. sflpu (soup)
3. Some syllables (sounds), such as English "di." "ti." "fa," do not exist in the Japanese syllabary and therefore can't be transliterated directly into kalakana. They are represented by such combinations as seen in the following examples.
l6.faX<y l> 17. fa - 7 18- f -f X 3 19. 7 r 4 h 20. "7 ^ > x 2\7 i — )V Y 22. 1 * - 7    23. -7 r >f * 'J >
24. y < — f - %  25. >y x jz. x  26. x ^ i — r'y
27. / \°— T i —    28. "f a — 7 —    29. 7 * — 47 30. 7 + 'J f -f —
16. duetto (duel)   17. dOku (duke)   18. disuko (disco) 19. faito (fight)   20. fensu I fence)   21. flrudo (field) 22. fSku (folk)   23. valorin (violin)
24. Vinmiu (Venus)   25. Venisu (Venice)   26. Sutdca (Sweden) 27. pati (party)   28. tyOtl (tutor)   29. kuStsu (quartz) 30. kuoritl (quality)
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Reading and Writing
First read the words in katakana, covering Ihe romanization. Then write them, covering (he katakana.
1. T / 'J i3 Amerika
2. -f %    X Igirisu
3 "7 -7 > X Furansu
4. K 'f %y Doitsu
5. —    — 3 — ^ Nyuydku
6. a y p > Rondon
7. X £ X Sumisu 8-     7 -< h Howaito 9. 7'7^> Buraun
I. America   2. England   3. France A. Germany   5. New York   6. London 7. Smilh   8. White   9. Brown
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Reading and Writing
1. ij / "7 kamera
2. Ť V h terebi
3. 7 i/ žj" rajio
4. basu
5. dp d kiro
6. 7" -7 A guramu
7. t";U biru
8. / \° y pan
9. -7-'/ * — h depfito
10. x — * supa
I. camera   2. television   3. radio   4. bus 5. kilo   6. gram   7. building   8. bread 9 department store   10. supermarket
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Reading and Writing
The following words are from ihe illustration on p. 68. 69. First read the words in katakana, covering the romanization. Then write them, covering the kaiakana.
1. f7 7' sarada
2. ZJ — ý kôra
3. fc'Hf pi"
4. -f — X chlzu
5. /<-f--f- banana
6. -f - g Z3 U — h chokorěto
7. X t} — b sukäto 8 X# > zubon
9. ^ 7 7 -í nekutai
10. i/^^'y h jaketto
E, salad   2. cola   3. pizza   4. cheese   5- banana 6. chocolate   7. skin   8. trousers   9. necktie 10. suit jacket
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