Beginner Korean Grammar Worksheet: Free Printable PDF with Answer Key

Key facts

• Format: PDF, 4 practice pages plus a 1-page answer key, in A4 and US Letter versions.
• Pages: 은/는 and 이/가; 을/를, 에 and 에서; the polite present of ten verbs; past tense and negation.

What you will be able to do

• Pick 은/는 or 이/가 by looking at the last letter of the noun.
• Choose between 을/를, 에 and 에서 for an object, a destination and a place of action.
• Turn ten common verbs into the polite present (-아요/-어요) form.
• Make a past or negative sentence with -았/었어요, 안 and 못.

Download the Beginner Korean Grammar Worksheet

The download has one file for A4 and one for US Letter. The pages are the same, so pick the file that matches your paper. No sign-up is needed.

The next section shows what each page asks you to do, with real sample items.

What Is on Each Page?

Each page drills one group of rules, in the order a beginner meets them. A page starts with a rule box of one or two lines and one solved example, so you can work without a textbook beside you. The sections below show sample items from each page, with the answers.

Page 1: Choose 은/는 or 이/가

The first page has 12 sentences with a blank after the noun: 6 nouns end in a vowel and 6 in a consonant. A particle (조사) is a small word that attaches to a noun and shows its job in the sentence. The rule is about sound: after a vowel use 는 or 가, and after a consonant use 은 or 이.

Page 2: Object and Place Particles

The second page has 12 sentences with the verb given and the particle missing. Four use the object particle 을/를, four use 에, and four use 에서. A word bank at the top lists the six choices.

Page 3: Polite Present of Ten Verbs

The third page lists ten dictionary forms: 가다, 먹다, 읽다, 보다, 마시다, 하다, 사다, 오다, 자다 and 앉다. You remove 다 to find the stem, then add the polite ending. The answers are 가요, 먹어요, 읽어요, 봐요, 마셔요, 해요, 사요, 와요, 자요 and 앉아요. Contractions such as 보아요 to 봐요 and 마시어요 to 마셔요 are part of the exercise.

Page 4: past Tense and Negation

The last page has six verbs to change to the past tense, three sentences to make negative with 안, and three to make negative with 못. Past forms include 갔어요 (went), 먹었어요 (ate) and 마셨어요 (drank).

How Do I Choose the Particle?

Ask two questions in order. First, look at the last letter of the noun: is it a vowel or a consonant? That settles which form of the pair you write. Second, ask what the noun is doing: is it the thing you are talking about, or the thing that performs the action?

A topic (은/는) is what the sentence is about, like "as for me". A subject (이/가) is the one that does or is something (친구가 와요, 책이 있어요), and it often carries new information. A simple test is to imagine a question. If someone asks 누가 와요? (Who is coming?), the answer is 친구가 와요, because the friend is the new information. If someone asks about you, the answer is 저는 학생이에요, because you are the topic.

Spoken Korean often drops particles, so you will hear sentences without them. The worksheet keeps every particle, because dropping one is only natural once you know which one belongs there.

How Do I Use This Sheet?

Work one page at a time and say each finished sentence aloud. Follow these steps:

1. Read the rule box and the solved example at the top of the page.
2. Cover the answer column or key, and fill in the blanks in pencil.
3. Check the last letter of each noun before you pick a particle.
4. Say every finished sentence aloud, slowly, and listen to the ending.
5. Use the answer key, then mark each wrong item with the rule it broke.

For on-screen practice of the same items, use the beginner korean grammar flashcards. The lesson on beginner korean grammar explains each rule in full, and basic korean grammar covers word order and sentence building.

What Is the Answer Key For?

The answer key is the last page, and it is for checking after you finish, not for copying while you work. Each answer has a one-line reason, such as "consonant ending, so 은". When you miss an item, read the reason and find which rule you misapplied. If you miss the same rule three times, do that page again the next day.

Negation: 안 or 못?

Both words go before the verb and make it negative, but they mean different things. 안 means you do not do something, or you choose not to: 안 먹어요 (I do not eat). 못 means you cannot do it, because of ability or circumstance: 못 가요 (I cannot go).

With a 하다 verb, the negative word goes between the noun and 하다. So 공부해요 (I study) becomes 공부 안 해요 (I do not study). Page 4 has one sentence of this type, because it is the pattern learners most often get wrong.

Print Settings

The sheet prints well in black and white. Use these settings:

• Paper: A4 (210 by 297 mm) or US Letter (8.5 by 11 inches), using the matching file.
• Scale: 100 percent, with "fit to page" turned off, so the writing lines stay the same height.
• Margins: 12 mm on every side, with room for a hole punch.
• Colour: black and white is enough. The rule boxes are light gray.

Print the answer key on a separate sheet if you want to keep it out of sight.

Mistakes to Watch For

Most mistakes on this sheet come from three habits. Look for these:

• Using the wrong particle after a vowel. Writing 저은 or 친구이 is the classic slip. Say the noun, listen for the final sound, and choose again.
• Dropping the verb ending. A bare stem such as 먹 is not a sentence. In polite speech the ending 요 is needed: 먹어요.
• Mixing 안 and 못. 안 is "do not", and 못 is "cannot". Ask yourself whether it is a choice or an inability.

One more habit: write the full sentence, not just the particle. The sentence is what you will need in conversation, and writing it trains the word order too.

What Should I Practice Next?

When you can complete all four pages with at most three mistakes, move to the intermediate korean grammar worksheet, which covers connectors, modifiers and sentence endings. For more particle practice, read the page on korean particles, and for verb forms see korean verb conjugation. All the grammar sheets are on the korean grammar worksheets page.

This sheet is for level A1 recognition and writing practice. It does not cover irregular verbs, formal speech or longer sentences. Used in four short sessions, the beginner korean grammar worksheet gives you a reliable first habit for particles, verb endings and simple negation.

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