Opinions about school: singular 'finden', 'ihn', 'sie', 'es', 'sie' (plural) | German

Starter quiz

Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
- kochen
  
  ⇔
  
  to cook, cooking ✓
- mögen
  
  ⇔
  
  to like, liking ✓
- arbeiten
  
  ⇔
  
  to work, working ✓
- wohnen
  
  ⇔
  
  to live, living ✓
- sitzen
  
  ⇔
  
  to sit, sitting ✓
- putzen
  
  ⇔
  
  to clean, cleaning ✓
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
- Geschenk (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  present ✓
- Gutschein (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  voucher ✓
- Handy (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  mobile phone ✓
- Zimmer (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  room ✓
- Fahrrad (nt)
  
  ⇔
  
  bicycle, bike ✓
- Lehrer (mpl)
  
  ⇔
  
  teachers ✓
Which word below is not a subject pronoun?
- er
- ich
- du
- ihn ✓
- sie
What happens to the masculine definite article 'der' after a verb?
- it becomes 'ihn'
- it becomes 'den' ✓
- it becomes 'einen'
- it stays the same
Complete the following sentence using the correct object pronoun: 'Die Schule - Ich mag ______.'
- 'sie' ✓
Translate the following sentence into English: 'Ich mag es nicht.'
- 'I don't like it.' ✓

What does the symbol [ß] represent?
- a 'B'
- a 'z'
- a double s - 'ss' ✓
- a single s - 's'
When does [s] sound like the English 'z'?
- at the start of a word ✓
- at the end of a word
- in the middle of a word ✓
- if there is a double 'ss'
Match the German words below to the correct English translations.
- schlecht
  
  ⇔
  
  bad ✓
- leicht
  
  ⇔
  
  easy ✓
- schwierig
  
  ⇔
  
  difficult, hard ✓
- wichtig
  
  ⇔
  
  important ✓
- langweilig
  
  ⇔
  
  boring ✓
- streng
  
  ⇔
  
  strict ✓
Complete the following sentence using the correct form of 'finden': 'Du ______ den Unterricht gut.'
- 'findest' ✓
You are referring to a group of teachers. Translate the following sentence into German: 'I find them good.'
- 'Ich finde sie gut.' ✓

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[s] sounds like the English 'z'.
[ß] sounds like the English 's'.
The verb 'finden' adds an 'e' before the '-st' and '-t' endings to make it easier to pronounce: 'du findest, er findet'.
The object pronoun 'it' is masculine 'ihn', feminine 'sie' or neuter 'es'; 'ihn' or 'sie' also mean 'him' or 'her'.
To say 'them' in German, use the plural object pronoun 'sie' for all genders.

[ß] is a capitalised letter 'B'.

[ß] is a symbol representing 'ss' and is called 'Eszett' or 'scharfes s'.

[s] - pronounced as in 'sollen'
[ß] - pronounced as in 'groß' or 'lassen'
Finden - verb meaning 'to find, finding', frequently used to seek or express an opinion and often translated as 'to think'
Object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., me, you, it, them