Numbers 1-12: plurals adding umlaut + -er | German | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
- toll
  
  ⇔
  
  great ✓
- ganz toll
  
  ⇔
  
  really great ✓
- ziemlich toll
  
  ⇔
  
  quite great ✓
- in Ordnung
  
  ⇔
  
  OK ✓
- hässlich
  
  ⇔
  
  ugly ✓
- ganz hässlich
  
  ⇔
  
  really ugly ✓
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
- der Arzt
  
  ⇔
  
  doctor ✓
- der Platz
  
  ⇔
  
  place, room ✓
- das Spiel
  
  ⇔
  
  game ✓
- der Zug
  
  ⇔
  
  train ✓
- das Stück
  
  ⇔
  
  piece ✓
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
- es gibt
  
  ⇔
  
  there is, there are ✓
- auch
  
  ⇔
  
  also ✓
- viele
  
  ⇔
  
  lots of, many ✓
- grün
  
  ⇔
  
  green ✓
Which noun is the odd one out?
- Platz
- Flaschen ✓
- Vater
- Arzt
Put the accusative forms of 'a' in the following order: masculine, feminine, neuter.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  einen
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  eine
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  ein
Match each noun to the correct gender.
- Gutschein
  
  ⇔
  
  masculine ✓
- iPad
  
  ⇔
  
  neuter ✓
- Jacke
  
  ⇔
  
  feminine ✓

Exit quiz

Put the numbers in order from lowest to highest.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  eins
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  zwei
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  drei
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  vier
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  fünf
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  sechs
Put the numbers in order from lowest to highest.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  sieben
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  acht
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  neun
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  zehn
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  elf
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  zwölf
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Es gibt viele Tische.'
- 'There are lots of tables.' ✓
Which of the following nouns stay the same in their plural form (plural rule 2)?
- der Engel ✓
- der Lehrer ✓
- die Flasche
- das Buch
Match the nouns to the plural rule they apply to.
- der Tisch (table)
  
  ⇔
  
  plural rule 1 - add -e or -e + umlaut (a, o, u) to many m and nt nouns ✓
- die Frau (lady)
  
  ⇔
  
  plural rule 3 - add -n or -en to most feminine nouns ✓
- das Lied (song)
  
  ⇔
  
  plural rule 4 - add -er to m or nt nouns, with/without umlaut a, o, u ✓
- das Mädchen (girl)
  
  ⇔
  
  plural rule 2 - m and nt nouns ending in -en, -el, -er stay the same ✓
Complete the following sentence: '______ Spiele gibt es?'
- Wie viele ✓
- Wie sagt
- Wie schreibt
- Was ist

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Key learning points

For noun plural rule 4, some masculine and neuter nouns add -er with or without an umlaut on the vowel (ä, ö, ü).
'Wie viele ...?' means 'How many ...?'.
Numbers 1-12 in German are: eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn, elf, zwölf.

Common misconception

The same plural rules apply to nouns of all three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter).

There are different rules for different nouns. It often depends on whether the noun is masculine, feminine or neuter. It is important to learn the plural noun form when learning a new noun.

Keywords

Plural rule 1 - add -e or -e + umlaut on a, o, u to many masculine and neuter nouns
Plural rule 2 - most masculine and neuter nouns ending in -en, -el, -er stay the same
Plural rule 3 - add -n or -en to most feminine nouns
Plural rule 4 - add -er to some masculine or neuter nouns, with or without umlaut on a, o, u