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Compare activities: strong verbs 1st and 3rd person singular, compound nouns

Learning outcomes

I can identify compound nouns, label their grammatical gender and use familiar strong verbs in the 1st and 3rd person singular present tense to compare activities.

I can correctly pronounce [r].

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Compare activities: strong verbs 1st and 3rd person singular, compound nouns

Learning outcomes

I can identify compound nouns, label their grammatical gender and use familiar strong verbs in the 1st and 3rd person singular present tense to compare activities.

I can correctly pronounce [r].

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Key learning points

  1. [r] is a rolling sound at the start of a syllable, after a consonant or a short vowel. This is consonantal [r].
  2. [r] is a gentle 'ah' sound after a long vowel and in '-er'. It often sounds barely there. This is vocalic [r].
  3. Combine two or more nouns to form a compound noun. Its grammatical gender will be the same as that of the final noun.
  4. The English meaning of German compound nouns is not always a word-for-word translation.
  5. Strong verbs have a vowel change in their verb stem in the ‘du’, ‘sie’, ‘er’ and ‘es’ forms.

Keywords

  • [r] - pronounced with a rolling sound as in 'reden', or a gentle 'ah' sound as in 'Uhr'

  • Compound noun - two or more nouns put together to make one longer noun

  • Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms

Common misconception

Compound nouns take the gender of their first noun.

Compound nouns take the gender of their final noun.

Extend the practice of compound nouns by challenging students to make the longest German compound noun they can think of as a whole class!
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:heißen,to be called, being called
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to be called, being called

Correct Answer:leben,to live, living
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to live, living

Correct Answer:wünschen,to wish, wishing
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to wish, wishing

Correct Answer:es gibt,there is, there are
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there is, there are

Correct Answer:wird,becomes, is becoming
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becomes, is becoming

Correct Answer:kaum,hardly
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hardly

Q2.
Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'wohnen': 'Du mit deiner Mutter.'
Correct Answer: wohnst
Q3.
Which of these words have short vowels?
Correct answer: Kopf (m)
Correct answer: Junge (m)
mir
geben
fahren
Q4.
How can you identify a strong verb?
Correct answer: only verbs with an 'e' or 'a' in their stem can be strong verbs
Correct answer: by looking up the infinitive in the dictionary
all verbs with an 'e' or 'a' in their stem are strong verbs
if the verb has an umlaut on a vowel it will always be strong
Q5.
Fill in the gap in the following sentence with the correct form of 'sprechen': 'Der Junge __________ im Klassenzimmer.'
spreche
sprichst
Correct answer: spricht
sprechen
Q6.
Fill in the gap to complete the translation of the following sentence into English: 'Sie fährt jedes Jahr nach Österreich.' - 'She to Austria every year.'
Correct Answer: drives, goes, travels

6 Questions

Q1.
Consonantal [r] ...
is pronounced after a long vowel.
Correct answer: is pronounced at the start of a syllable.
Correct answer: is pronounced after a consonant.
Correct answer: is pronounced after a short vowel.
often sounds barely there.
Q2.
Which of these words or phrases have a vocalic [r], which is pronounced after a long vowel?
Correct answer: Uhr (f)
rot
Correct answer: sehr oft
Regel (f)
Correct answer: Markt (m)
Q3.
The grammatical gender of a compound noun is ...
the same as its first noun.
Correct answer: the same as its final noun.
always neuter.
always masculine.
always feminine.
Q4.
Match each strong verb to their vowel change.
Correct Answer:helfen,e to i
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e to i

Correct Answer:lesen,e to ie
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e to ie

Correct Answer:schlafen,a to ä
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a to ä

Correct Answer:laufen,au to äu
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au to äu

Q5.
Translate the following compound noun into English: 'das Urlaubshaus'
Correct Answer: holiday house, holiday home, the holiday home, the holiday house
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'He never forgets the ball.'
Correct Answer: Er vergisst den Ball nie.

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