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Like and would like: 'mögen', 'möcht-', plural rules, large numbers

I can recognise higher numbers, make plural noun forms, and use 'mögen' to say what I like and would like.

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Year 9

Like and would like: 'mögen', 'möcht-', plural rules, large numbers

I can recognise higher numbers, make plural noun forms, and use 'mögen' to say what I like and would like.

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Key learning points

  1. Numbers 21 to 99 are said with the units first, then ‘und’, then the tens.
  2. Higher numbers are ‘hundert’, ‘tausend’, ‘eine Million’, ‘eine Milliarde’, ‘eine Billion’.
  3. Most plural nouns are formed in one of six ways.
  4. ‘Mögen’ means to like, liking; ‘möcht-’ is the conditional form of ‘mögen’ which means 'would like'.

Keywords

  • Plural noun - form of a noun denoting more than one person, place, animal, or thing

Common misconception

The German number ‘Billion’ means billion in English.

The German word for 'billion' is ‘Milliarde’; ‘Billion’ in German means 'trillion' in English.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which adjective means 'dear, kind'?

hoch
lang
Correct answer: lieb
billig
teuer

Q2.
Order the numbers from smallest to largest.

1 - dreizehn
2 - vierzehn
3 - fünfzehn
4 - sechzehn
5 - siebzehn
6 - achtzehn
7 - neunzehn

Q3.
Match the German and English.

Correct Answer:Farbe (f),colour

colour

Correct Answer:Jahr (nt),year

year

Correct Answer:Klassenzimmer (nt),classroom

classroom

Correct Answer:Sohn (m),son

son

Correct Answer:Tafel (f),board

board

Correct Answer:Unternehmen (nt),company

company

Q4.
Match the German and English.

Correct Answer:Bruder (m),brother

brother

Correct Answer:Hund (m),dog

dog

Correct Answer:Jacke (f),jacket

jacket

Correct Answer:Mutter (f),mother

mother

Correct Answer:Schülerin (f),pupil (f)

pupil (f)

Correct Answer:Tasche (f),bag

bag

Q5.
Write in English: 'er hat elf Bücher'.

Correct Answer: he has eleven books, he has 11 books, he's got eleven books, he's got 11 books

Q6.
Write in German: 'there are seven animals'.

Correct Answer: es gibt sieben Tiere, es gibt 7 Tiere

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which numbers are correct?

vierzigvier
vierzigundvier
Correct answer: vierundvierzig
fünfzigfünf
Correct answer: fünfundfünfzig

Q2.
Match the German and English.

Correct Answer:einhundert,one hundred

one hundred

Correct Answer:eintausend,one thousand

one thousand

Correct Answer:eine Million,one million

one million

Correct Answer:eine Milliarde,one billion

one billion

Correct Answer:eine Billion,one trillion

one trillion

Q3.
Match each noun to the correct rule to form its plural.

Correct Answer:Monat (m),add -e, with or without umlaut

add -e, with or without umlaut

Correct Answer:Fehler (m),no change

no change

Correct Answer:Seite (f),add -n or -en

add -n or -en

Correct Answer:Mann (m),add -er, with or without umlaut

add -er, with or without umlaut

Correct Answer:Baby (nt),add -s

add -s

Correct Answer:Lehrerin (f),add -nen

add -nen

Q4.
Write in German: 'I would like a cat'.

Correct Answer: ich möchte eine Katze, ich moechte eine Katze

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