What people have: word order with yes/no questions | German

Starter quiz

Match these German questions to their English translations.
- Wie schreibt man ...?
  
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  How do you write ...? ✓
- Wie sagt man ...?
  
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  How do you say ...? ✓
- Wie geht's?
  
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  How's it going? ✓
- Ist das klar?
  
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  Is that clear? ✓
- Ist es kalt?
  
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  Is it cold? ✓
- Wer ist das?
  
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  Who is that? ✓
Which of these phrases means 'I don't know!' in German?
- Das ist nicht klar!
- Ich weiß!
- Ich weiß nicht! ✓
- Ich bin hier!
- Das ist nicht richtig!
Match these German phrases to their English meanings.
- ich habe
  
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  I have ✓
- du hast
  
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  you have ✓
- sie hat
  
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  she has ✓
- ich bin
  
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  I am ✓
- du bist
  
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  you are ✓
- das ist
  
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  that is ✓
Which of these words completes the following sentence? 'Du hast eine __________.'
- Nummer (f) ✓
- Haus (nt)
- Ort (m)
Which of these words completes the following sentence? 'Er __________ ein Mann.'
- hat
- bist
- habe
- bin
- ist ✓
Which of these words use a long [e] sound?
- Kaffee ✓
- Idee ✓
- Meer ✓
- bitte
- Farbe

Which of these words contain the sound [ie]?
- die ✓
- niemand ✓
- Tee
- Liebe ✓
- frei
Which of these statements about yes/no questions are correct?
- the subject comes before the verb
- the verb comes before the subject ✓
- they have the same format as English questions, e.g., 'Do you ...?'
- they don't use a question word at the start, e.g., 'Wo?' ✓
Which of the options below are statements? Punctuation marks have been removed.
- Hast du eine Farbe
- Du hast ein Haus ✓
- Bist du ein Sänger
- Wie sagt man
- Das ist der Ort ✓
Match the beginnings of these questions to the correct question endings.
- Hast du ein
  
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  Buch? ✓
- Bist du
  
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  groß? ✓
- Wie schreibt
  
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  man das? ✓
- Ist
  
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  das klar? ✓
- Hat
  
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  sie eine Frage? ✓
- Wo ist die
  
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  Klasse? ✓
Translate the following question into German: 'Do you have a band?'
- 'Hast du eine Band?' ✓

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[ie] sounds like the [ie] in 'Liebe'.
The subject and verb of a German sentence swap places to turn a statement into a closed (yes/no) question.
'Wie sagt man ...?' is a key question starter to find out how to say a word in German.
'Wie schreibt man ...?' is a key question starter to find out how to spell a word in German.

German [ie] is pronounced as in English 'die'.

German [ie] is pronounced as in the German 'Liebe'.

[ie] - pronounced as in 'Liebe'
Question - a sentence which asks for information, such as someone's opinion
Statement - a sentence which gives information, such as someone's thoughts, or facts