Migrant experiences: noun suffixes, ‘welch-’
Learning outcomes
I can use the suffix '-keit', and can read and respond to texts in the context of migrant experiences in Germany.
I can pronounce [ie] and several sound-symbol correspondences that sound similar to one another, but are written differently.
- Year 9
Migrant experiences: noun suffixes, ‘welch-’
Learning outcomes
I can use the suffix '-keit', and can read and respond to texts in the context of migrant experiences in Germany.
I can pronounce [ie] and several sound-symbol correspondences that sound similar to one another, but are written differently.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- When [ie] is part of the final syllable in a word and is stressed, then [i] is a long vowel.
- When [ie] is part of the final but unstressed syllable in a word, pronounce [i] and [e] as separate vowel sounds.
- The suffix '-keit' is added to adjectives or adverbs to form nouns corresponding to English nouns ending '-ty', '-ness'.
- 'Weder... noch' (neither... nor) negates two things, avoiding repetition, e.g. 'Er spricht weder Englisch noch Deutsch'.
- 'Welch-' means 'which' and its form matches noun gender and case. Use dative case with certain prepositions or verbs.
Keywords
[ie] - pronounced as in 'Liebe'
[ei] - pronounced as in 'frei'
[ai] - pronounced as in 'Mai'
-keit - suffix added to adjectives or adverbs to form a noun; often corresponding to English '-ty', '-ness'
Welch- - determiner meaning 'which'; its ending changes according to noun gender and case
Common misconception
The sound-symbol correspondence [ie] is always pronounced as in 'Liebe'.
When [ie] is the final but unstressed syllable in a word, pronounce [i] and [e] as separate vowel sounds, e.g., 'Familie'.
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Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each past participle to its English meaning.
