4/14 Written Quiz

Question 1

What are the four connecting elements for a compound word?

Answer 1

e, en, er, es

Question 2

What is a glottal stop?

Answer 2

The brief stoppage of air before articulating a following vowel.

Question 3

When do you use a glottal stop?

Answer 3

Before every word beginning with a vowel

Question 4

Examples of words with a glottal stop:

Answer 4

austragen
Amme
erste

Question 5

What German words are capitalized?

Answer 5

Nouns

Question 6

Rules for what to write for a ch

Answer 6

[ç] after an i, e, consonant, or any umlaut

[X] after a, o u, and au

Question 7

How do you pronounce an Eszett?

Answer 7

[s]

Question 8

How is a vowel before an Eszett pronounced?

Answer 8

long and closed

Question 9

How is a vowel before ss pronounced?

Answer 9

short and open

Question 10

When do you use an Eszett?

Answer 10

1. At the end of a word or element.
2. Before a consonant
3. Intervocalically after a long vowel

Question 11

What are the rules for how to IPA ‘ig’?

Answer 11

at the end of a word or before a consonant - [Iç]
before a vowel - [Ig]
before a syllable ending in the sound [ç] - [Ik]

Question 12

When is a consonant voiced?

Answer 12

1. Before a vowel in the same element

2. Before l or r in the same element

Question 13

When is a consonant unvoiced?

Answer 13

1. At the end of a word or element

2. Before a consonant

Question 14

When is a vowel long and closed?

Answer 14

1. Before h
2. When doubled
3. Before a single consonant

Question 15

When is a vowel short and open?

Answer 15

When followed by more than one consonant

Question 16

What is the rule for when to flip an r?

Answer 16

Generally when it stands before a vowel

Question 17

What are some situations in which a vowel might be long and closed before two consonants?

Answer 17

1. Before a consonant cluster in one element (br, fr, fl…)
2. In compound words
3. Prefixes
4. Before st in Wüste
5. Before ch in höchst