Families: possessive adjectives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative) | German

Starter quiz

Match the German and English.
- halten
  
  ⇔
  
  to stop, stopping ✓
- lassen
  
  ⇔
  
  to leave, leaving (something) ✓
- nehmen
  
  ⇔
  
  to take, taking ✓
- trinken
  
  ⇔
  
  to drink, drinking ✓
- sprechen
  
  ⇔
  
  to speak, speaking ✓
- finden
  
  ⇔
  
  to find, finding ✓
Which of these adjectives has a negative meaning?
- schlecht ✓
- toll
- interessant
- gut
- wichtig
Match the German and English.
- Film (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  film ✓
- Sprache (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  language ✓
- Lehrer (mpl)
  
  ⇔
  
  teachers (m) ✓
- plötzlich
  
  ⇔
  
  suddenly ✓
- streng
  
  ⇔
  
  strict ✓
- in Ordnung
  
  ⇔
  
  OK ✓
Which word means 'your'?
- dein ✓
- sie
- du
- mein
- wir
'L___der gibt es später k___n Tischtennisunterricht.' Which SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) is missing from both gaps?
- [ie]
- [ei] ✓
- [i]
- [e]
- [ä]
Translate the following sentence into German: 'My favourite book is super.'
- 'Mein Lieblingsbuch ist super.' ✓

Which of these words is the odd one out?
- vier ✓
- sein
- ein
- klein
Match the German and English.
- Bruder (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  brother ✓
- Eltern (pl)
  
  ⇔
  
  parents ✓
- Geschwister (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  siblings ✓
- Kind (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  child ✓
- Schwester (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  sister ✓
Which of these words are possessive adjectives?
- ich
- sein ✓
- ihr ✓
- dein ✓
- er
Fill in the gap to say 'his mother' in German: '______ Mutter'
- 'seine' ✓
Sort the words below into the correct order to form the following sentence: 'Her favourite animal is a dog.'
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  ihr
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Lieblingstier
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  ist
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  ein
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  Hund
Translate the following sentence into German: 'His favourite place is Berlin.'
- 'Sein Lieblingsort ist Berlin.' ✓

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[ie] is pronounced as in 'Liebe' and like the English 'ee' sound.
[ei] is pronounced as in 'frei' and like the English word 'eye'.
A possessive adjective describes a noun by saying who possesses (owns) it, e.g., 'meine Schwester'.
Possessive adjectives must agree with the gender of the noun that follows.
'Dein' means 'your', 'sein' means 'his' and 'ihr' means 'her'.

Possessive adjectives match the gender of the person who owns the noun.

Possessive adjectives must agree with the gender of the noun that follows, not with the person who owns the noun.