才 就 · HSK 3 grammar
Name Date
AChoose 才 or 就
Write 才 or 就 in each gap. The English tells you what the sentence means.
- 他昨天晚上一点睡觉。（才 / 就）He didn't go to bed until one o'clock last night.
- 我早上五点起床了。（才 / 就）I was up as early as five this morning.
- 这本书我两天看完了。（才 / 就）I finished this book in just two days.
- 我等了半个小时，车来。（才 / 就）I waited half an hour before the bus finally came.
- 弟弟六岁，还不会写很多字。（才 / 就）My little brother is only six, so he can't write many characters yet.
- 你去，我去。（才 / 就）If you're going, then I'll go.
- 他学了三年会说一点儿汉语。（才 / 就）It took him three years to be able to speak a little Chinese.
- 飞机十点起飞，他九点到机场了。（才 / 就）The plane took off at ten, and he got to the airport as early as nine.
BPut the words in order
Write the words as one correct sentence.
- 才他来十点He didn't come until ten.
- 就她了走五点She left as early as five.
- 才明白我现在Only now do I understand.
- 就到了十分钟我们We got there in just ten minutes.
- 才这个块十菜This dish is only ten kuai.
- 才到我下午家I didn't get home until the afternoon.
CFind and fix the mistake
Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentence.
- 她十一点才来了。She didn't come until eleven.
- 我二十分钟做完就了。I finished it in just twenty minutes.
- 他两点吃午饭才。He didn't have lunch until two.
- 他七点起床就了。He was up as early as seven.
- 妈妈说了三次，他就起床。Mum had to tell him three times before he got up.
- 他很聪明，一个小时才学会了。He's clever: he learnt it in just an hour.
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才 就 · Answer key
A
- 才
- 就
- 就
- 才
- 才
- 就
- 才
- 就
B
- 他十点才来。 / 十点他才来。
- 她五点就走了。 / 五点她就走了。
- 我现在才明白。 / 现在我才明白。
- 我们十分钟就到了。 / 十分钟我们就到了。
- 这个菜才十块。
- 我下午才到家。 / 下午我才到家。
C
- 她十一点才来。
- 我二十分钟就做完了。
- 他两点才吃午饭。
- 他七点就起床了。
- 妈妈说了三次，他才起床。
- 他很聪明，一个小时就学会了。