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Families: possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative)

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I can recognise the possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein' and 'ihr' in the context of family, and understand how these words interact with nouns.

I can correctly pronounce [ie] and [ei].

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Families: possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative)

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I can recognise the possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein' and 'ihr' in the context of family, and understand how these words interact with nouns.

I can correctly pronounce [ie] and [ei].

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Key learning points

  1. [ie] is pronounced as in 'Liebe' and like the English 'ee' sound.
  2. [ei] is pronounced as in 'frei' and like the English word 'eye'.
  3. A possessive adjective describes a noun by saying who possesses (owns) it, e.g., 'meine Schwester'.
  4. Possessive adjectives must agree with the gender of the noun that follows.
  5. 'Dein' means 'your', 'sein' means 'his' and 'ihr' means 'her'.

Keywords

  • [ie] - pronounced as in 'Liebe'

  • [ei] - pronounced as in 'frei'

  • Possessive adjective - a word used to show who something belongs to, e.g., ‘my’

  • Sein - possessive adjective meaning 'his'

  • Ihr - possessive adjective meaning 'her'

Common misconception

Possessive adjectives match the gender of the person who owns the noun.

Possessive adjectives must agree with the gender of the noun that follows, not with the person who owns the noun.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:halten,to stop, stopping
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to stop, stopping

Correct Answer:lassen,to leave, leaving (something)
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to leave, leaving (something)

Correct Answer:nehmen,to take, taking
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to take, taking

Correct Answer:trinken,to drink, drinking
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to drink, drinking

Correct Answer:sprechen,to speak, speaking
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to speak, speaking

Correct Answer:finden,to find, finding
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to find, finding

Q2.
Which of these adjectives has a negative meaning?
Correct answer: schlecht
toll
interessant
gut
wichtig
Q3.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Film (m),film
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film

Correct Answer:Sprache (f),language
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language

Correct Answer:Lehrer (mpl),teachers (m)
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teachers (m)

Correct Answer:plötzlich,suddenly
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suddenly

Correct Answer:streng,strict
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strict

Correct Answer:in Ordnung,OK
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OK

Q4.
Which word means 'your'?
Correct answer: dein
sie
du
mein
wir
Q5.
'L___der gibt es später k___n Tischtennisunterricht.' Which SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) is missing from both gaps?
[ie]
Correct answer: [ei]
[i]
[e]
[ä]
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'My favourite book is super.'
Correct Answer: Mein Lieblingsbuch ist super.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words is the odd one out?
Correct answer: vier
sein
ein
klein
Q2.
Match the German and English.
Correct Answer:Bruder (m),brother
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brother

Correct Answer:Eltern (pl),parents
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parents

Correct Answer:Geschwister (nt),siblings
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siblings

Correct Answer:Kind (nt),child
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child

Correct Answer:Schwester (f),sister
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sister

Q3.
Which of these words are possessive adjectives?
ich
Correct answer: sein
Correct answer: ihr
Correct answer: dein
er
Q4.
Fill in the gap to say 'his mother' in German: ' Mutter'
Correct Answer: seine, Seine, seine Mutter
Q5.
Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'Her favourite animal is a dog.'
1 - ihr
2 - Lieblingstier
3 - ist
4 - ein
5 - Hund
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'His favourite place is Berlin.'
Correct Answer: Sein Lieblingsort ist Berlin., sein Lieblingsort ist Berlin

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