Say 3...
A, An or The?
School Subject
How Do You Spell...
About America
100

Name three school supplies (学用品).

Pencil, notebook, pen, textbook, backpack, folder, workbook, etc...

100

"Do you have ___ pencil? I forgot mine."

鉛筆を貸してくれる?忘れちゃった。

"Do you have pencil?"

(Many pencils exist, but you only need one, non-specific pencil. 'Pencil' does not start with AEIOU.)

(A specific pencil: "Do you have the pencil I lost yesterday?)

100

Math (in Japanese)

数学

100

学校 (in English)

School

S-C-H-O-O-L

100

What is a famous American food?

アメリカの有名な食べ物といえば

Hamburger, hot dog, fried chicken, etc...

200

Name three sports

Baseball, soccer, basketball, football, handball, rugby, badminton, etc...

200

"___ sun is very bright."

太陽がとても眩しいです。

"The sun is very bright."

(Only one sun exists. You are talking about one, specific sun.)

200

Fine Art

美術

200

電話

Phone

P-H-O-N-E

200

Who is the president right now?

今は、大統領は誰ですか?

Joe Biden

300

Name three large animals

(犬より大きな動物)

Elephant, tiger, lion, bear, horse, deer, shark, etc...

300

"I had ___ apple in my lunch box today."

今日弁当でリンゴが1個入っていた。

"I had an apple in my lunch box today."

(You had one, non-specific apple. Apple starts with AEIOU.)

(A specific apple: "I had the apple I bought yesterday in my lunch box today.)

300

History

歴史

300

教科書

Textbook

T-E-X-T-B-O-O-K

300

What is the capital city?

アメリカの首都は何ですか?

Washington D.C.

400

Name three jobs.

Teacher, mechanic, firefighter, astronaut, chef, waiter, cashier, artist, etc...

400

"Did you read ___ book I gave you? I thought you'd like it."

私があげた本を読みましたか?気に入ると思ったんだ。

"Did you read the book I gave you?"

(Many books exist, but they are asking about one, specific book.)


400

Geography

地理

400

水曜日

Wednesday

W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y

400

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

自由の女神像はどこですか?

New York City

500

Name three green vegetables.

Cabbage, green onion, broccoli, green pepper, cucumber, peas, green beans, edamame, spinach...

500

"I am studying to become ___ artist."

芸術家になるために勉強しています。

"I am studying to become an artist."

(Many artists exist, but you are one, non-specific artist. Artist starts with AEIOU.)

(A specific artist: "Eiichiro Oda is the artist of One Piece.) 

500

Biology

生物学

500

運転している (ドライブしている)

Driving

D-R-I-V-I-N-G

(している = ~ing)

500

What is one state that Chy-sensei is from?

シャイ先生が住んでいた州はどこですか?(一つだけOKです。)

Indiana, South Dakota, Oregon, California