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Meine Familie: possessive adjectives, dictation

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I can use possessive adjectives to talk about families and plans.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [ei].

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Meine Familie: possessive adjectives, dictation

Learning outcomes

I can use possessive adjectives to talk about families and plans.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [ei].

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Key learning points

  1. [ei] is pronounced like 'mein'.
  2. Possessive adjectives describe who a noun belongs to.
  3. Possessive adjectives change endings depending on gender and case.
  4. The preposition ‘laut’ is followed by the dative.

Keywords

  • Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to

  • Laut - a preposition meaning 'according to' which is followed by the dative

Common misconception

Possessive adjectives don't change their endings, like in English.

German possessive adjectives change their endings based on case and gender.

Learning Cycle 3, Starter Quiz question 2, and Exit Quiz questions 5 and 6 contain higher grammar.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:automatisch,automatic, automatically
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automatic, automatically

Correct Answer:das Glück,luck, fortune
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luck, fortune

Correct Answer:die Nähe,vicinity, proximity
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vicinity, proximity

Correct Answer:folgen,to follow, following
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to follow, following

Correct Answer:die Kraft,strength, power
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strength, power

Correct Answer:die Natur,nature
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nature

Q2.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:darstellen,to depict, portray, show
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to depict, portray, show

Correct Answer:spüren,to sense, notice, feel
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to sense, notice, feel

Correct Answer:das Opfer,sacrifice, victim
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sacrifice, victim

Correct Answer:die Verantwortung,responsibility
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responsibility

Correct Answer:die Gesellschaft,society
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society

Q3.
Is the 'r' in 'Kraft' vocalic or consonantal?
vocalic
Correct answer: consonantal
Q4.
Possessive adjectives (e.g., 'mein') take the same endings as which word?
Correct Answer: ein, the indefinite article, indefinite article, an indefinite article, indefinite articles
Q5.
Which case does the following sentence use? 'Ich sehe den Müll.'
Correct Answer: The accusative, accusative, accusative case, the accusative case, an accusative case
Q6.
Complete the following sentence by adding the correct definite article ('the'); 'Das Einzelkind sitzt auf Stuhl.'
Correct Answer: dem

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:die Großeltern,grandparents
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grandparents

Correct Answer:die Medien,media
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media

Correct Answer:so ... wie,as ... as
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as ... as

Correct Answer:die Erklärung,explanation
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explanation

Correct Answer:der Spieler,player
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player

Correct Answer:echt,real, really
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real, really

Q2.
Which SSC do the following words have in common? 'Einzelkind', 'meist', 'Reise', 'keine'.
Correct Answer: ei, [ei]
Q3.
Fill in the gap with the correct form of the possessive adjective meaning 'her': 'Ich kann Stärke sehen.'
Correct Answer: ihre
Q4.
Fill in the gap with the correct form of the possessive adjective meaning 'our': 'Wir bleiben bei Familie.'
Correct Answer: unserer
Q5.
Which preposition(s) can fill the gap in the following sentence? 'Das ist __________ die Gesellschaft.'
Correct answer: für
laut
both
Q6.
Complete the following sentence by adding the correct definite article: 'Laut Artikel ist die Lage sehr schlecht.'
Correct Answer: dem

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