How many? Ask questions and give statements with plural nouns | German

Starter quiz

Which of these nouns names a family member?
- der Vater ✓
- der Tisch
- das Haus
- der Lieblingssport
Match the German words to the correct translations.
- die Band
  
  ⇔
  
  band ✓
- der Film
  
  ⇔
  
  film ✓
- der Sänger
  
  ⇔
  
  singer ✓
- das Stück
  
  ⇔
  
  slice ✓
Which word would correctly complete the following sentence? 'Der Arzt __________ klein.'
- ist ✓
- sind
- hat
- haben
- bist
Which of the following nouns are the same in their singular and plural forms?
- der Lehrer ✓
- das Mädchen ✓
- der Engel ✓
- der Zug
- der Tisch
Translate the following sentence into German: 'You have a question.'
- 'Du hast eine Frage.' ✓
Translate the following question into English: 'Wie schreibt man das?'
- 'How do you write that?' ✓

Which of these words contain the [äu] sound?
- der Junge
- das Haus
- die Bäume ✓
- die Sängerin
- die Mäuse ✓
There is a number missing from the following sequence. Write it in German: eins, zwei, drei, fünf.
- 'vier' ✓
Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into German: 'the book is good but small'.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  das
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Buch
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  ist
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  gut
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  aber
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  klein
Match up the question words in German and English.
- wer?
  
  ⇔
  
  who? ✓
- wie?
  
  ⇔
  
  how? ✓
- wie viele?
  
  ⇔
  
  how many? ✓
- wo?
  
  ⇔
  
  where? ✓
- was?
  
  ⇔
  
  what? ✓
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?
- masculine ✓
- feminine
- neuter
- all
Translate the following question into German: 'What is your favourite band?'
- 'Was ist deine Lieblingsband?' ✓

[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.

All plurals are formed in the same way.

Nouns have different rules for plurals depending on their gender and spelling.