add ‘-er’ to some masculine and neuter nouns, with an umlaut where possible; for example, 'Blätter'.

add -s to nouns borrowed from other languages; for example, 'Interviews'.

add -nen to all female person nouns; for example, 'Lehrerinnen'.

üben und übersetzen

Eine neue Sprache lernen: plural rules 4 - 6

German

This unit revisits the present tense of strong verbs, negation with nicht and kein, compound and plural nouns in the context of learning a new language. Pupils learn to distinguish between wissen, kennen and können with opportunities to apply all these in  listening, reading, speaking and writing. 

Studying and my future: Sprichst du Deutsch?

Match the German words below to the correct English meanings.

Which of these words are pronounced with a long [a] or [ä]?

Match the words below to the correct plural rule. 

Put the words below in the correct order to complete the following sentence: 'Plötzlich' has a __________, but 'hören' has a __________. 'Üben' has a __________, but 'er übt' has a __________.

it makes your German sound more authentic.

Distinguishing between long and short vowels is important because ...

Match the German words below to their English equivalents.

Match the groups of words below to the correct word class categories. 

Verbs like 'reden' and 'finden' require an extra {{}} in the 'du' er/sie/es' and 'ihr' form to make them easier to pronounce. 

Ich lerne, du lernst, er/sie lernt, wir lernen, ihr lernt, Sie/sie lernen.

Ich sitze, du sitzt, er/sie sitzt, wir sitzen, ihr sitzt, Sie/sie sitzen.

Ich finde, du findst, er/sie findt, wir finden, ihr findt, Sie/sie finden.

Ich bade, du badest, er/sie badet, wir baden, ihr badet, Sie/sie baden.

Order the words as needed: German vowels are __________ before a double consonant and __________ before a single consonant. A 'h' after a vowel __________ the vowel. __________ vowels count as long.

Starter Quiz