# Pinyin and Tones Workbooks

Free pinyin and Mandarin pronunciation workbooks to print: the four tones, tone pairs, tone changes, pinyin spelling, zhuyin and the sounds English lacks.

Source: https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/pinyin-and-tones-workbooks

By Mei Lin

Good Mandarin pronunciation comes down to two things: the sounds English doesn't have, and the tones. These workbooks take both slowly. The pronunciation map shows where your mouth and tongue go for sounds like j, q, x, zh, ch, sh and ü.

The tone-pair lab drills all twenty two-syllable tone combinations, because tones shift when words sit next to each other, and another workbook covers exactly those changes. There are books for spelling pinyin correctly, for learners who read zhuyin, and a sing-along tones book for children. Say everything out loud: pronunciation only improves when you hear yourself.

## Workbooks (7)

Most downloaded first. Free with a SayMei account: each workbook's page shows its first two pages.

- [Mandarin Tone-Pair Lab: Hear It, Say It](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/mandarin-tone-pair-listening-speaking-lab): 27-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1. Hear, label and say all 20 two-syllable tone pairs, from single words to real sentences
- [Mandarin Pronunciation Map for English Speakers](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/mandarin-pronunciation-map-for-english-speakers): 26-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. A mouth-first guide to tones, airflow, j q x, zh ch sh, z c s, r, ü and the finals English hides
- [Build Pinyin Syllables: Chart & Spelling Guide](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/pinyin-syllable-chart-and-spelling-guide): 17-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. Assemble initials and finals, apply the official spelling rules, and place every tone mark
- [Tone Changes in Everyday Mandarin](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/tone-changes-in-everyday-mandarin): 17-page PDF, Beginner · HSK 1. Two third tones, 不, 一 and the light neutral tone — the changes you hear every day
- [Type Your First Chinese Messages with Pinyin](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/type-chinese-with-pinyin): 13-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. Set up a pinyin keyboard, pick the right characters, and send real texts in Chinese
- [Zhuyin–Pinyin Bridge: Sounds, Symbols & Practice](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/zhuyin-pinyin-bridge): 8-page PDF, Total beginner · HSK 1. A complete bopomofo–pinyin chart with example words, spelling traps, tone marks and practice
- [Pinyin & Tones Fun for Kids](https://www.saymei.app/resources/downloads/kids-pinyin-and-tones-fun): 26-page PDF, Kids 5–9. Sing the four tones, spot the tone marks, and sound out your first Chinese words with Bao the panda

## Also useful

- [Pinyin chart with audio](https://www.saymei.app/tools/pinyin-chart)
- [Tone pair trainer](https://www.saymei.app/tools/mandarin-tone-pair-trainer)

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