Korean Culture Vocabulary Worksheet: Free Printable PDF

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Choose A4 or US Letter on the card. Print the three practice pages together and the key page separately. The PDF is available in A4 and US Letter from the download card. The full content of every page is described below, so you can see what you will get before you print.

What Is on Each Page?

Each page works a different skill. Page 1 is dates, page 2 is pop-culture words and page 3 is traditional words.

Page 1: Holidays and Dates

Page 1 lists eight holidays in one column and eight dates written in Hangul in another. You draw a line from each holiday to its date. Dates in Korean put the month first, then the day, and both use Sino-Korean numbers: 오월 오 일 is 5 May. The month 6월 is read 유월 and 10월 is read 시월, which is why 한글날 on 9 October is 시월 구 일. Hear the model for Children's Day below.

Two of the eight holidays follow the lunar calendar: 설날 and 추석. Their solar dates change from year to year, so the sheet gives the lunar date. Check a calendar for the exact day in a given year. Hear two of the holiday names below.

Page 2: K-Pop and K-Drama Word Match

Page 2 has two lists of eight words each, one for K-pop and one for K-drama. You match every word to its English meaning in a word bank of sixteen. Six of the eight K-pop words are loanwords written in Hangul, such as 콘서트 (concert) and 데뷔 (debut), so reading them is easy but the Korean pronunciation takes practice. The other two, 연습생 (trainee) and 응원봉 (light stick), are Sino-Korean. The K-drama list is the other way round: only 드라마 is a loanword, and the other seven, such as 배우 (actor) and 시청률 (viewer ratings), are Sino-Korean.

K-pop words

K-drama words

Hear two models below.

Page 3: Traditional Culture Crossword

Page 3 is a crossword of ten traditional-culture words. Each clue is in English, and each answer has one box per syllable. Write the answer in Hangul. Three words have three syllables: 판소리, 태권도 and 경복궁. The other seven have two. Hear two answers below, after you have tried the puzzle.

The Answer Key

The key lists every date on page 1, every meaning on page 2 and the finished crossword grid on page 3. Page 1's second task, writing a date as words, is a personal answer, so only the model is in the key.

How Do I Use This Sheet?

Plan 35 to 45 minutes, or do one page a day. Page 2 is the lightest, so it works well as a warm-up.

1. Do the dates aloud. Say each date before you write or draw the line. Checkpoint: you can say 오월 오 일 without looking.
2. Pair words with a favourite show. On page 2, pick one drama or group and note which of the sixteen words you hear in it.
3. Do the crossword last. The clues use English, so you must recall the Hangul from memory.
4. Compare two holidays. Write one line on how 설날 and 추석 differ, using the Seollal and Chuseok vocabulary lesson.
5. Mark the key last. Check each page, then rewrite the wrong items.

Pair the sheet with the Korean holidays flashcards, so you practise the same items on screen and by hand.

What Is the Answer Key For?

The key is a separate last page, so you can print it apart from the exercises. Use it after you finish a page, not while you work. When a holiday is mismatched, check whether it follows the solar or the lunar calendar before you redraw the line.

Print Settings

Print at 100 percent scale, in black and white, on A4 or US Letter, with 12 mm margins for hole punching. Turn off fit-to-page, since scaling shrinks the crossword boxes. Print the key on its own sheet if you share the worksheet. A pencil is better than a pen for the crossword.

Mistakes to Watch For

• Mixing 설날 and 추석. 설날 is the Lunar New Year in winter, when families eat 떡국. 추석 is the autumn harvest festival, when they eat 송편.
• Using native Korean numbers for dates. Months and days use Sino-Korean numbers: 오월 오 일, not 다섯 월 다섯 일.
• Reading 유월 and 시월 as 육월 and 십월. The months of June and October have special readings.
• Mixing 한복 and 한옥. They differ by one letter. 한복 (hanbok) is clothing and 한옥 (hanok) is a house, so read the last syllable carefully in the crossword.
• Forgetting the lunar rule. The lunar holidays move on the solar calendar.

The date readings are the hardest part. Learn 유월 and 시월 first, because every other month follows the regular pattern.

What This Worksheet Does Not Cover

The sheet has eight holidays, sixteen pop-culture words and ten traditional words. It does not cover weddings, funerals, religions or the longer vocabulary lists in the Korean culture words lessons. For fan-specific lists go to K-pop words and K-drama words. For traditional topics go to traditional culture words. The sheet is hand practice, so it does not teach how to say the words aloud.

What Should I Practice Next?

After the sheet, drill the same items with the holidays flashcards, the K-pop words flashcards, the K-drama words flashcards and the traditional culture flashcards. Find other sheets in the Korean vocabulary worksheets collection. The Korean numbers worksheet is a good next sheet, because dates depend on numbers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Holidays Are on the Worksheet?

Eight: 설날, 신정, 삼일절, 어린이날, 광복절, 추석, 한글날 and 크리스마스. Each is matched to its date written in Hangul, such as 시월 구 일 for 9 October. The two lunar holidays, 설날 and 추석, are given by their lunar dates.

Is a Crossword Included?

Yes. Page 3 is a crossword of ten traditional-culture words, with one box per syllable and English clues. The answers range from two to three syllables, and the filled grid is in the answer key.

Is It Only for K-Pop and K-Drama Fans?

No. Page 2 uses fan vocabulary, but pages 1 and 3 cover holidays and traditions that every learner meets. If you do not follow K-pop or K-drama, the page still teaches common loanwords such as 콘서트 and 드라마.

Is Audio Linked?

The printed PDF has no audio. This page has play buttons for several model answers. The flashcard decks have a clip for every card.

Which Level Is the Worksheet?

It is level A2. You should read Hangul with ease and know Sino-Korean numbers up to 31. Each page opens with a short rule and a solved example, and the lessons explain the words in more detail.

Is the Worksheet Free to Print?

Yes. It is free for personal and classroom use, with no sign-up or email. Print it on A4 or US Letter at 100 percent scale. Please link to this page instead of re-hosting the PDF, so that readers always get the latest corrected version.

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