The following video demonstrates each syllable of the pinyin structure
and the exercise of pinyin/zhuyin with basic Chinese 4-tune pronunciation

Mandarin pinyin tunes
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kāo, káo, kǎo, kào

third tune

kǎo

test; examine 考 kǎo

quiz; exam; test 考試 kǎo shì
test; examine 考 kǎo	try; test 試 shì

roast; toast; bake 烤 kǎo

barbecue; roast meat 烤肉 kǎo ròu
roast 烤 kǎo	meat 肉 ròu

Chinese characters also pronunced kǎo

fourth tune

kào

lean against depend on; rely upon 靠 kào

reliable; trustworthy 可靠 kě kào
can; able 可 kě	lean against; rely upon 靠 kào

rely on; depend on support; backing 依靠 yī kào
depend on 依 yī	depend on; rely upon 靠 kào

Chinese characters also pronunced kào