Starter quiz
- Match these German words to their English meanings.
- das Dorf⇔village ✓
- die Großstadt⇔city ✓
- der See⇔lake ✓
- das Theater⇔theatre ✓
- das Schwimmbad⇔swimming pool ✓
- der Strand⇔beach ✓
- Wie sagt man 'this year' auf Deutsch?
- diesen Jahr
- dieses Jahr ✓
- diese Jahr
- dieser Jahr
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- Select the appropriate option to correctly fill in the accusative endings in the following list: 'letzt__________ Monat, letzt__________ Woche, letzt__________ Jahr'
- en; e; es ✓
- e; en; es
- es; e; en
- en; e; en
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- Put these forms of 'haben' in the correct order to complete the following sentence: 'Du __________ getanzt, er/sie __________ gespielt, ich __________ besucht.'
- 1⇔hast
- 2⇔hat
- 3⇔habe
- To say 'where' something is happening, we use the noun with the ______ case. For example, 'in der Stadt', 'in einem Park'.
- 'dative' ✓
- Which of the following location phrases are correct?
- in einem Park ✓
- auf einer Party ✓
- im Garten ✓
- in die Stadt
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following are compound nouns?
- Radtour ✓
- Spanienurlaub ✓
- Ferienhaus ✓
- Bibliothek
- Wasser
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- Match each compound noun to its correct gender and hint for meaning.
- Sommerurlaub⇔der + holiday ✓
- Fußball⇔der + sport ✓
- Ferienhaus⇔das + holiday accommodation ✓
- Schlafzimmer⇔das + sleeping ✓
- Wasserpark⇔der + boats, for example ✓
- Großstadt⇔die + London, for example ✓
- Which of these statements about the features of past participles of strong verbs in the perfect tense are true?
- the past participles sandwich the stem between 'ge' and 'en' ✓
- the past participles always end in '-t'
- the vowel often changes in the stem of strong verbs in the perfect tense ✓
- some past participles are like the infinitive, apart from the 'ge' at the start ✓
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- Match each infinitive to its past participle.
- lesen⇔gelesen ✓
- singen⇔gesungen ✓
- trinken⇔getrunken ✓
- treffen⇔getroffen ✓
- sprechen⇔gesprochen ✓
- schreiben⇔geschrieben ✓
- Which of the following statements about the perfect tense in German are true?
- the verb 'haben' changes to match the person we're talking about ✓
- the past participle changes depending on who we are talking about
- past participles can end in '-t' or '-en' ✓
- all past participles start with 'ge-'
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- Order the below to complete this perfect tense sentence: 'Ich __________ Deutsch __________ (sprechen), Hans __________ Fußball __________ (spielen) und du __________ am Strand __________ (liegen).'
- 1⇔habe
- 2⇔gesprochen
- 3⇔hat
- 4⇔gespielt
- 5⇔hast
- 6⇔gelegen
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Key learning points
- Past participles of strong verbs sandwich the stem with 'ge' and 'en' and the vowel often changes in the stem.
- [sch], [st-] and [sp] need to be practised to assist spelling and pronunciation.
- The past participle of strong verbs needs to be recognised in contrast to the infinitive.
- The use of compound nouns enriches vocabulary.
- 'Haben' changes when talking about different people, but the past participle stays the same.
Common misconception
Compound nouns are completely different words that cannot be understood or pronounced unless they have been met before.
Compound nouns are made up of two (or more) nouns, one or more of which pupils may already know. Knowledge of formation and read aloud can promote recognition as can activities where pupils produce compounds from known words.
Keywords
[sch] - pronounced as in 'schreiben'
[st-] - pronounced as in 'stark'
[sp] - pronounced as in 'stark'
Strong verb - a verb whose past participle adds 'en' and often changes the stem vowel; for example, 'gesungen'
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