KS3 · German · Year 7
How many? Ask questions and give statements with plural nouns
Christmas: singular and plural nouns
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Your learning goal
I can ask and answer questions in speaking and writing about more than one thing, and build my own sentences from known vocabulary.
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How many? Ask questions and give statements with plural nouns: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can ask and answer questions in speaking and writing about more than one thing, and build my own sentences from known vocabulary.
Key learning points
- [äu] is an important sound symbol correspondence, used often in noun plurals; for example, 'Häuser'.
- 'Wie viele ...?' means 'How many ...?'.
- Knowing noun genders well is key to applying German plural noun rules 1 to 4 correctly.
- Place a question word directly in front of the verb to change a closed question into an open one.
Words to know
- [äu]
- pronounced [äu] as in 'Mäuse'
- wie viele?
- how many?
- plural
- more than one
Common mistakes
All plurals are formed in the same way.
Nouns have different rules for plurals depending on their gender and spelling.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Remind learners that there is only one present tense in German, whereas English has two.