How many? Ask questions and give statements with plural nouns
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can ask and answer questions in speaking and writing about more than one thing, and build my own sentences from known vocabulary.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [äu] is an important sound symbol correspondence, used often in noun plurals; for example, 'Häuser'.
- 'Wie viele ...?' means 'How many ...?'.
- Knowing noun genders well is key to applying German plural noun rules 1 to 4 correctly.
- Place a question word directly in front of the verb to change a closed question into an open one.
Keywords
[äu] - pronounced [äu] as in 'Mäuse'
Wie viele? - how many?
Plural - more than one
Common misconception
All plurals are formed in the same way.
Nouns have different rules for plurals depending on their gender and spelling.
Teacher tip
Remind learners that there is only one present tense in German, whereas English has two.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these nouns names a family member?
Q2.Match the German words to the correct translations.
band
film
singer
slice
Q3.Which word would correctly complete the following sentence? 'Der Arzt __________ klein.'
Q4.Which of the following nouns are the same in their singular and plural forms?
Q5.Translate the following sentence into German: 'You have a question.'
Q6.Translate the following question into English: 'Wie schreibt man das?'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words contain the [äu] sound?
Q2.There is a number missing from the following sequence. Write it in German: eins, zwei, drei, fünf.
Q3.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into German: 'the book is good but small'.
Q4.Match up the question words in German and English.
who?
how?
how many?
where?
what?
Q5.90% of __________ nouns in German follow plural rule one, adding either -e at the end or -e at the end and an umlaut to the vowel. What is the missing word?
Q6.Translate the following question into German: 'What is your favourite band?'
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