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Meine Familie: possessive adjectives, extended reading

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I can use possessive adjectives to talk about family.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [r] and [-er].

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Meine Familie: possessive adjectives, extended reading

Learning outcomes

I can use possessive adjectives to talk about family.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [r] and [-er].

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Key learning points

  1. Possessive adjectives describe who a noun belongs to.
  2. Possessive adjectives change endings depending on gender and case.
  3. An unstressed ‘er’ sounds like the English ‘uh’.
  4. A vocalic ‘r’ sounds like the English ‘a’ or ‘ah’.
  5. The consonantal ‘r’ is rolled at the back of the throat.

Keywords

  • Unstressed -er - pronounced as in 'wieder'

  • Vocalic 'r' - pronounced as in 'Uhr'

  • Consonantal 'r' - pronounced as in 'rot'

  • Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to

Common misconception

Possessive adjectives don't need endings.

Possessive adjectives take the same endings as 'ein'.

Pupils may like to discuss or write about their families or important people in their lives - teachers will know whether this is appropriate for their class.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:der Bruder,brother
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brother

Correct Answer:die Familie,family
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family

Correct Answer:der Onkel,uncle
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uncle

Correct Answer:die Schwester,sister
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sister

Correct Answer:der Sohn,son
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son

Correct Answer:die Tante,aunt
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aunt

Q2.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:das Geschenk,gift, present
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gift, present

Correct Answer:die Gruppe,group
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group

Correct Answer:hart,hard
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hard

Correct Answer:natürlich,natural, of course, naturally
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natural, of course, naturally

Correct Answer:oft,often
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often

Correct Answer:weg,gone, vanished
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gone, vanished

Q3.
Are the 'r's in 'natürlich' and 'hart' vocalic, consonantal, or both?
Correct answer: vocalic
consonantal
both
Q4.
Are the 'er's in 'Bruder' and 'Vater' stressed, unstressed, or both?
stressed
Correct answer: unstressed
both
Q5.
Which of these words are possessive adjectives?
Correct answer: mein
ein
hier
Correct answer: unser
echt
Q6.
Match the German possessive adjectives below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:dein,your
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your

Correct Answer:sein,his, its
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his, its

Correct Answer:ihr,her, their
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her, their

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:heiraten,to marry, marrying
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to marry, marrying

Correct Answer:die Großeltern,grandparents
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grandparents

Correct Answer:Stief-,step-
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step-

Correct Answer:jährig,year-old
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year-old

Correct Answer:herzlich,cordial, warm, cordially, warmly
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cordial, warm, cordially, warmly

Correct Answer:der Opa,grandpa
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grandpa

Q2.
Which of these possessive adjectives mean 'your'?
Correct answer: Ihr
Correct answer: euer
mein
unser
Correct answer: dein
Q3.
Possessive adjectives take the same ending as ...
Correct answer: 'ein'.
'der'.
unprecedented adjectives.
Q4.
Which ending should we add to the 'Ihr' in the following sentence? 'Ist das Ihr__________ Frau?'
nothing
Correct answer: e
en
em
er
Q5.
Fill in the gap in the following sentence using the possessive adjective for 'your' informal plural: 'Spielt ihr oft mit Onkel?'
Correct Answer: eurem
Q6.
Fill in the gap in the following sentence using the possessive adjective for 'her': 'Sie besucht Geschwister.'
Correct Answer: ihre

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