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German Noun Genders and Articles

15 questions Literature Grades 5-6

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  1. How many grammatical genders do German nouns have?

    • Four
    • Five
    • Three
    • Two
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    Answer: Three

  2. Which article do masculine nouns use?

    • der
    • das
    • die
    • ein
    Reveal answer

    Answer: der

  3. Feminine nouns use the article ____.

    • die
    • das
    • der
    • dem
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    Answer: die

  4. Which article goes with neuter nouns?

    • eine
    • das
    • der
    • die
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    Answer: das

  5. In German, all nouns are written with a capital letter.

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: True

  6. 'Das Mädchen' (the girl) is feminine because a girl is female.

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: False

  7. Nouns ending in '-chen' or '-lein' are always which gender?

    • Neuter
    • Plural
    • Feminine
    • Masculine
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    Answer: Neuter

  8. Nouns ending in '-ung', '-heit', or '-tät' are ____.

    • masculine
    • feminine
    • plural
    • neuter
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    Answer: feminine

  9. 'Der Name' is an exception to the rule that -e nouns are often feminine.

    • True
    • False
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    Answer: True

  10. What gender are the names of days, months, and seasons?

    • Mixed
    • Masculine
    • Feminine
    • Neuter
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    Answer: Masculine

  11. Which drink is neuter, not masculine?

    • das Bier
    • der Saft
    • der Wein
    • der Kaffee
    Reveal answer

    Answer: das Bier

  12. Metals and chemical elements are usually ____, like 'das Gold'.

    • neuter
    • masculine
    • feminine
    • plural
    Reveal answer

    Answer: neuter

  13. When a noun is plural, its article becomes:

    • die
    • ein
    • der
    • das
    Reveal answer

    Answer: die

  14. Nouns ending in '-ling', like 'der Frühling', are masculine.

    • True
    • False
    Reveal answer

    Answer: True

  15. Nouns ending in '-chen' or '-lein' often make a word mean something ____.

    • female
    • small
    • large
    • plural
    Reveal answer

    Answer: small

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