The Alphabet

Question 1

What is the Korean alphabet called?

Answer 1

Hangul

Question 2

How many basic consonants are there in Hangul?

Answer 2

19

Question 3

How many basic vowels are there in Hangul?

Answer 3

21

Question 4

True or False: Hangul was created in the 15th century.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Fill in the blank: The Korean alphabet consists of ______ consonants and ______ vowels.

Answer 5

19; 21

Question 6

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character ‘ㄱ’?

Answer 6

g/k

Question 7

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character ‘ㅏ’?

Answer 7

a

Question 8

Which Hangul character represents the sound ‘m’?

Answer 8

ㅁ

Question 9

What is the Hangul character for the vowel sound ‘o’?

Answer 9

ㅗ

Question 10

True or False: Hangul is considered one of the most scientific writing systems in the world.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character ‘ㅂ’?

Answer 11

b/p

Question 12

Which Hangul character is used for the vowel sound ‘e’?

Answer 12

ㅔ

Question 13

How is the Hangul character ‘ㅅ’ pronounced?

Answer 13

s

Question 14

Fill in the blank: The Hangul character ‘ㄹ’ can represent the sounds ______ or ______.

Answer 14

r/l

Question 15

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character ‘ㅣ’?

Answer 15

i

Question 16

What is the combination of ‘ㅏ’ and ‘ㅇ’ in Hangul?

Answer 16

아 (a)

Question 17

True or False: Hangul is written from right to left.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

How many compound vowels are there in Hangul?

Answer 18

11

Question 19

What is the Hangul representation for the sound ‘t’?

Answer 19

ㅌ

Question 20

Which character is used for the vowel sound ‘u’?

Answer 20

우 (u)

Question 21

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character ‘ㅋ’?

Answer 21

k’

Question 22

Fill in the blank: The Hangul character ‘ㅈ’ sounds like ______.

Answer 22

j

Question 23

What does the Hangul character ‘ㅊ’ represent?

Answer 23

ch

Question 24

True or False: Each Hangul character represents a syllable.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character 'ㅎ'?

Answer 25

h

Question 26

Which Hangul character represents the sound 'ng'?

Answer 26

ㅇ

Question 27

What is the Hangul character for the vowel sound 'ae'?

Answer 27

ㅐ

Question 28

Fill in the blank: The Hangul character 'ㅜ' represents the sound ______.

Answer 28

u

Question 29

What is the Hangul representation for the vowel sound 'eu'?

Answer 29

ㅡ

Question 30

How many total characters are there in Hangul including vowels and consonants?

Answer 30

40

Question 31

True or False: The shape of Hangul characters is based on the articulatory features of the sounds they represent.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character 'ㅍ'?

Answer 32

p'

Question 33

Which Hangul character represents the sound 'd'?

Answer 33

ㄷ

Question 34

Fill in the blank: The Hangul character 'ㅛ' represents the sound ______.

Answer 34

yo

Question 35

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character 'ㅜ'?

Answer 35

u

Question 36

Which Hangul character represents the sound 'j'?

Answer 36

ㅈ

Question 37

What is the Hangul character for the vowel sound 'i'?

Answer 37

이

Question 38

True or False: Hangul can be used to write both Korean and Chinese.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character 'ㄴ'?

Answer 39

n

Question 40

Fill in the blank: The Hangul character 'ㅗ' represents the sound ______.

Answer 40

o

Question 41

What is the combination of 'ㅣ' and 'ㅏ' in Hangul?

Answer 41

야 (ya)

Question 42

How is the Hangul character 'ㅌ' pronounced?

Answer 42

t'

Question 43

What is the Hangul character for the vowel sound 'wa'?

Answer 43

ㅘ

Question 44

Which Hangul character represents the sound 's'?

Answer 44

ㅅ

Question 45

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character 'ㅐ'?

Answer 45

ae

Question 46

Fill in the blank: The Hangul character 'ㅕ' represents the sound ______.

Answer 46

yeo

Question 47

What is the Hangul representation for the sound 'b'?

Answer 47

ㅂ

Question 48

True or False: 'ㅇ' has no sound when it appears at the beginning of a syllable.

Answer 48

True

Question 49

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character 'ㅈ'?

Answer 49

j

Question 50

Which Hangul character represents the sound 'k'?

Answer 50

ㅋ

Question 51

What does the Hangul character 'ㅒ' represent?

Answer 51

yae

Question 52

Fill in the blank: The Hangul character 'ㅓ' represents the sound ______.

Answer 52

eo

Question 53

What is the Hangul character for the vowel sound 'yo'?

Answer 53

ㅛ

Question 54

How many characters are there in the Korean alphabet excluding compound vowels?

Answer 54

30

Question 55

True or False: Hangul is the only official writing system in North Korea.

Answer 55

True

Question 56

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character 'ㅗ'?

Answer 56

o

Question 57

Which Hangul character represents the sound 'ch'?

Answer 57

ㅊ

Question 58

Fill in the blank: The Hangul character 'ㅘ' represents the sound ______.

Answer 58

wa

Question 59

Which Hangul character represents the sound 'l'?

Answer 59

ㄹ

Question 60

What is the Hangul character for the vowel sound 'eu'?

Answer 60

ㅡ

Question 61

True or False: Hangul is a syllabic alphabet.

Answer 61

True

Question 62

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character 'ㅅ'?

Answer 62

s

Question 63

What is the Hangul representation for the sound 'u'?

Answer 63

ㅜ

Question 64

Which Hangul character represents the sound 'p'?

Answer 64

ㅍ

Question 65

True or False: Hangul was created to promote literacy among common people.

Answer 65

True

Question 66

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character 'ㅌ'?

Answer 66

t'

Question 67

What is the Hangul character for the vowel sound 'a'?

Answer 67

ㅏ

Question 68

Which Hangul character represents the sound 't'?

Answer 68

ㄷ

Question 69

True or False: Hangul is used exclusively in South Korea.

Answer 69

False

Question 70

What is the phonetic value of the Hangul character 'ㅁ'?

Answer 70

m