Starter quiz
- Match the German and English.
- es gibt leider⇔unfortunately there is, unfortunately there are ✓
- mir⇔to me ✓
- eins⇔one ✓
- null⇔zero ✓
- zehn⇔ten ✓
- elf⇔eleven ✓
- When is a vowel long?
- if a single consonant follows a vowel, as in 'schlafen' ✓
- if a vowel is followed by more than one consonant, as in 'fast'
- if there is a double vowel, as in 'Idee' ✓
- if the letter 'h' follows a vowel, as in 'nehmen' ✓
- if the letter 'h' precedes the vowel, as in 'hält'
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- Which of these words contain a short [a]?
- sagen
- kalt ✓
- machen ✓
- Aachen
- Was? ✓
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- Which of the following verbs cannot be strong?
- singen ✓
- trinken ✓
- vergessen
- schwimmen ✓
- fahren
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- Write the 'du' form of the verb 'lesen'.
- 'liest' ✓
- Translate the following sentence into German: 'Where are you?'
- 'Wo bist du?' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the German and English.
- schließlich⇔finally, in the end ✓
- kaum⇔hardly ✓
- dann⇔then ✓
- deshalb⇔therefore, as a result ✓
- nie⇔never ✓
- manchmal⇔sometimes ✓
- Fill in the gap to complete the following sentence: 'Ich schlafe __________.' (I sleep afterwards.)
- dann
- danach ✓
- später
- halten
- lassen
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- An umlaut on a vowel ...
- makes a vowel long.
- makes a vowel short.
- makes a different sound to a vowel without an umlaut. ✓
- does not make a different sound to a vowel without an umlaut.
- may be added to the vowel in the stem of a strong verb. ✓
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- Match the verbs to their meanings.
- nimmst⇔(you) take, are taking ✓
- nimmt⇔(she, he, it) takes, is taking ✓
- nehme⇔(I) take, am taking ✓
- lasse⇔(I) leave, am leaving (something) ✓
- lässt⇔(you) leave, are leaving (something) ✓
- lassen⇔to leave (something) ✓
- Fill in the gap with the correct form of 'halten': 'Er __________ danach.'
- hält ✓
- halte
- halt
- hältst
- haltst
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- Translate the following sentence into German: 'She takes it in the end.'
- 'Sie nimmt es schließlich.' ✓
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Key learning points
- German vowels (with or without umlauts) can be short or long. Vowels are short when followed by more than one consonant.
- Vowels are long when there is a double vowel, followed by 'h', or a single consonant.
- Change the vowel in the stem for the 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of strong verbs.
Common misconception
Umlauts do not make a difference to the pronunciation of a letter.
German vowels (with or without umlauts) can be short or long. Vowels are short when followed by more than one consonant. Vowels are long when there is a double vowel, followed by 'h', or a single consonant.
Keywords
Short vowel - vowels followed by more than one consonant
Long vowel - vowels followed by a single consonant, the letter 'h' or if there is a double vowel
Strong verb - a verb which changes its vowel in the verb stem of some of its forms
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