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Christmas: definite article 'die', plurals with umlaut +e, no change -el/-en/-er

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I can apply masculine and neuter plural rules 1 and 2 and understand some German Christmas traditions.

I can recognise the [ü] sound.

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Christmas: definite article 'die', plurals with umlaut +e, no change -el/-en/-er

Learning outcomes

I can apply masculine and neuter plural rules 1 and 2 and understand some German Christmas traditions.

I can recognise the [ü] sound.

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Key learning points

  1. [ü] can be either short (followed by 2 or more consonants) or long (followed by a single consonant or 'h').
  2. For all plural nouns, the German word for 'the' is 'die'.
  3. For noun plural rule 1, most masculine and neuter nouns add -e to the end and an umlaut to the vowel.
  4. For noun plural rule 2, words ending in -el, -en or -er are often the same in the plural.

Keywords

  • [ü] - pronounced short [ü] as in 'fünf' and long [ü] as in 'Tür'

  • Es gibt - 'there is' or 'there are'

  • Plural - more than one

Common misconception

All nouns change in their plural form, and they all change in the same way.

Different nouns have different rules for forming plurals. It is important to learn these and acknowledge that there will always be exceptions to any rule.

'Reigen' is a traditional folk circle dance which originates from Greece. It is found in many western cultures, including in Germany and England.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:manchmal,sometimes
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sometimes

Correct Answer:nie,never
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never

Correct Answer:oft,often
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often

Correct Answer:jeden Tag,every day
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every day

Correct Answer:einmal die Woche,once a week
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once a week

Correct Answer:kaum,hardly
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hardly

Q2.
Match the German verbs below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:gehen,to go, going
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to go, going

Correct Answer:hören,to listen, listening
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to listen, listening

Correct Answer:tanzen,to dance, dancing
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to dance, dancing

Correct Answer:wissen,to know, knowing
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to know, knowing

Q3.
Sort the below into the correct order to form a sentence.
1 - bist
2 - du
3 - eine
4 - Nummer
5 - ?
Q4.
Match each German noun to its correct grammatical gender.
Correct Answer:Vater,masculine
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masculine

Correct Answer:Farbe,feminine
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feminine

Correct Answer:Tier,neuter
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neuter

Q5.
Choose the correct word to fill in the missing gap to say 'I don't know' in German: 'Ich weiß __________.'
Correct answer: nicht
kein
aber
Q6.
Match these verb forms to the correct pronouns.
Correct Answer:geht,er, sie, es
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er, sie, es

Correct Answer:tanze,ich
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ich

Correct Answer:hörst,du
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du

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German nouns below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:der Arzt,doctor
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doctor

Correct Answer:der Platz,place, room
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place, room

Correct Answer:der Zug,train
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train

Correct Answer:das Spiel,game
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game

Correct Answer:das Stück,piece
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piece

Q2.
Select the correct plural forms.
Correct answer: die Engel
Correct answer: die Köpfe
die Tischen
die Problemen
Correct answer: die Tage
Q3.
Select the singular nouns.
Correct answer: der Tisch
die Spiele
Correct answer: das Zimmer
die Zimmer
Q4.
Which of these words do not change in their plural form?
Correct answer: der Lehrer
Correct answer: die Tafel
das Paar
der Ort
der Zug
Q5.
Which option best describes 'Stollen'?
Christmas biscuits
Correct answer: Christmas fruit bread
gingerbread
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Es gibt viele Spiele.'
Correct Answer: There are lots of games., There are many games., There are a lot of games.

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