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Wie sind deine Familie und Freunde? Adding un-, word order, superlatives

I can use the correct word order when giving my opinion about photos.

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Wie sind deine Familie und Freunde? Adding un-, word order, superlatives

I can use the correct word order when giving my opinion about photos.

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Key learning points

  1. Add ‘un’ to adjectives for their negative or opposite meaning.
  2. Use word order two after 'meiner Meinung nach', and adverbs of time, manner, place.
  3. Use the superlative to express the highest degree of something, e.g., the most.
  4. To form the superlative, use ‘am’ before the adjective/adverb, and then add ‘-sten’.
  5. Use word order three after 'ich denke, dass' and 'ich glaube, dass'.

Keywords

  • Superlative - a form of adjective or adverb used to express the highest degree of a quality, e.g., the tallest, the most interesting

  • Word order two - inverts the subject and verb in a sentence

  • Word order three - sends the verb to the end

Common misconception

I should use word order two after phrases of opinion.

Use word order two after 'meiner Meinung nach' and word order three after 'ich denke, dass' and 'ich glaube, dass'.

Learning Cycle 3 and exit quiz questions 2 and 6 are Higher only.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:die Form,form, shape
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form, shape

Correct Answer:das Gesicht,face
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face

Correct Answer:jung,young
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young

Correct Answer:lang,long
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long

Correct Answer:zufrieden,satisfied
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satisfied

Correct Answer:allein,alone
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alone

Q2.
Match the German phrases below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:meiner Meinung nach,in my opinion
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in my opinion

Correct Answer:ich denke, dass,I think that
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I think that

Correct Answer:ich glaube, dass,I believe that
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I believe that

Q3.
Match each word order to the correct example sentence.
Correct Answer:word order one (standard word order),Die Jacke ist extrem dunkel.
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Die Jacke ist extrem dunkel.

Correct Answer:word order two (subject-verb inversion),Heute bin ich gar nicht zufrieden.
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Heute bin ich gar nicht zufrieden.

Correct Answer:word order three (verb to the end),Warum? Weil ich alt bin.
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Warum? Weil ich alt bin.

Q4.
Which of these sentences uses the correct word order?
Meiner Meinung nach sein Blick ist freundlich.
Correct answer: Meiner Meinung nach ist sein Blick freundlich.
Meiner Meinung nach sein Blick freundlich ist.
Q5.
Which of these sentences uses the correct word order?
Ich glaube, dass er ist jung für sein Alter.
Ich glaube, dass ist er jung für sein Alter.
Correct answer: Ich glaube, dass er jung für sein Alter ist.
Q6.
If 'möglich' means 'possible', what does 'unmöglich' mean?
Correct Answer: impossible

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:das Paar,couple
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couple

Correct Answer:dick,thick, fat
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thick, fat

Correct Answer:geschieden,divorced
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divorced

Correct Answer:schlimm,bad, serious
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bad, serious

Correct Answer:miteinander,with each other
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with each other

Correct Answer:weiter,further
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further

Q2.
Match these irregular superlative forms to their English meanings.
Correct Answer:am besten,the best
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the best

Correct Answer:am höchsten,the highest
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the highest

Correct Answer:am liebsten,the most preferred
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the most preferred

Correct Answer:am meisten,the most
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the most

Correct Answer:am nächsten,the next, nearest
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the next, nearest

Q3.
What is 'unfriendly' in German?
Correct Answer: unfreundlich
Q4.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'In my opinion, you were lucky.'
1 - meiner
2 - Meinung
3 - nach
4 - hattest
5 - du
6 - Glück
Q5.
Translate the following sentence into German: 'I think that you were satisfied.'
1 - ich
2 - denke
3 - dass
4 - du
5 - zufrieden
6 - warst
Q6.
Turn 'schlecht' into a superlative to fill the gap in the following sentence: 'Sie spricht Deutsch.'
Correct Answer: am schlechtesten

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