Year 7

Describing singular and plural nouns (Part 1/2)

Year 7

Describing singular and plural nouns (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about 'Weihnachten'. This is the German word for Christmas. We are going to describe singular and plural nouns and we are going to practice the long and short [ä] sound.

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12 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words is the odd one out?

früh
fühlen
Correct answer: grün

Q2.
Which of these words is the odd one out?

Correct answer: Glück
Küche
Tür

Q3.
Which of these words is the odd one out?

Correct answer: fühlen
müssen
wünschen

Q4.
Which of these words is the odd one out?

Correct answer: Küche
Rücken
Stück

Q5.
What does "der Stiefel" mean in English?

angel
Correct answer: boot
star

Q6.
What does "der Stern" mean in English?

angel
boot
Correct answer: star

Q7.
How do you say "tree" in German?

das Buch
Correct answer: der Baum
der Boden

Q8.
How do you say "market square" in German?

Correct answer: der Marktplatz
der Marktplätz
der Marktsquar

Q9.
Which of these is the correct plural of "der Engel"?

der Engel
Correct answer: die Engel
die Engele

Q10.
Which of these is the correct plural of "der Stern"?

der Sterne
die Stern
Correct answer: die Sterne

Q11.
Which of these is the correct plural of "der Baum"?

die Baume
Correct answer: die Bäume
die Bäumer

Q12.
Which of these is the correct plural of "der Mann"?

die Manne
die Männe
Correct answer: die Männer

12 Questions

Q1.
What is the correct meaning of 'sind'?

Correct answer: are
is
was

Q2.
What is the correct gender of 'Familie'?

das
der
Correct answer: die

Q3.
What is the opposite of 'früh'?

Ende
oft
Correct answer: spät

Q4.
How do you say 'ich wünsche mir..' in English ?

I am writing..
I wanted...
Correct answer: I wish for../am wishing for..

Q5.
What is ' die Kirche' in English?

the chicken
Correct answer: the church
the couch

Q6.
What is the missing letter in the German word 'sch__n'?

a
o
Correct answer: ö

Q7.
What is the correct gender of 'Idee'?

das
der
Correct answer: die

Q8.
How do you say 'early' in German?

Correct answer: früh
schön
sind

Q9.
How do you say 'to get/receive' in German ?

Correct answer: bekommen
kommen
sein

Q10.
What is the correct gender of 'Hund'?

das
Correct answer: der
die

Q11.
Which of these words is part of the verb 'sein'?

habe
hat
Correct answer: sind

Q12.
Which of these words is part of the verb 'sein'?

hat
Correct answer: ist
kommt