Year 8

Asking the meaning of unknown words (Part 1/2)

Year 8

Asking the meaning of unknown words (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will revise noun genders and articles in the nominative, and we will be reminding ourselves of the phonics we learnt by asking and answering questions about the pronunciation of unknown words.

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10 Questions

Q1.
'das Wohnzimmer' means

the bedroom
the kitchen
Correct answer: the living room

Q2.
'das Schlafzimmer' means

the bathroom
Correct answer: the bedroom
the dining room

Q3.
'groß' means

Correct answer: big/tall
high
small

Q4.
'nett' means

annoying
big/large
Correct answer: nice/kind

Q5.
'zusammen' means

kind
Correct answer: together
too

Q6.
'die Kunst' means

Correct answer: the art
the kitchen
the train

Q7.
'der Brief' means

the bathroom
the bed
Correct answer: the letter

Q8.
'das Geschenk' means

fruit
the hat
Correct answer: the present

Q9.
'der Bus' means

Correct answer: the bus
the car
the train

Q10.
'Sie' means

he
she
Correct answer: you (formal)

10 Questions

Q1.
'sagt' means

Correct answer: s/he says
to say
we say

Q2.
'plötzlich' means

punctual
Correct answer: suddenly
yesterday

Q3.
'vor' means

against
for
Correct answer: in front of

Q4.
'schreiben' means

to hear
to shine
Correct answer: to write

Q5.
'spielen' means

to dance
Correct answer: to play
to sing

Q6.
'kalt' means

big/large
Correct answer: cold
smart

Q7.
'denken' means

to believe
to find
Correct answer: to think

Q8.
'der Zug' means

the bus
the car
Correct answer: the train

Q9.
'der Topf' means

the curtain
the pan
Correct answer: the pot

Q10.
'der Teller' means

the carpet
the knife
Correct answer: the plate