Forming Plurals

Question 1

Nouns that form their plural by adding -s are usually…

Answer 1

foreign words (die Autos, die Babys)

Question 2

Most German nouns … form their plural by adding -s (do/do not)

Answer 2

do not

Question 3

Masculine nouns ending -er

Answer 3

no ending, some get umlaut (der Lehrer -> die Lehrer, der Vater -> die Väter)

Question 4

Masculine nouns ending in -en

Answer 4

no ending, some get umlaut (der Wagen -> die Wagen; der Garten, die Gärten)

Question 5

Masculine nouns ending in -el

Answer 5

no ending, some get umlaut (der Onkel -> die Onkel; der Mantel -> die Mäntel)

Question 6

Masculine nouns not ending in -er, -en, -e, or -el

Answer 6

suffix -e, some get umlaut (der Arm -> die Arme; der Sohn -> die Söhne)

Question 7

Some masculine nouns traditionally form their plural with …

Answer 7

-en (der Mensch -> die Menschen)

Question 8

Masculine nounds that end in -e

Answer 8

-(e)n (der Junge -> die Jungen)

Question 9

Masculine nouns that are foreign words with the accent on the last syllable

Answer 9

-(e)n (der Student _> die Studenten)

Question 10

A few masculine nouns form their plural by adding …

Answer 10

-er, many get umlaut (der Gott -> die Götter)

Question 11

Feminine nouns in the plural generally end in …

Answer 11

-(e)n (die Frauen; die Regeln)

Question 12

A small group of feminine nouns form a plural by adding…

Answer 12

-e and an umlaut (die Bänke)

Question 13

A few feminine nouns that end in -er form a plural by adding…

Answer 13

either an umlaut or an -n (die Mütter; die Schwestern)

Question 14

Feminine nouns ending in -in form their plural by adding …

Answer 14

-nen (die Studentinnen)

Question 15

Neuter nouns that are diminutives ending in -chen or -lein form their plural by …

Answer 15

adding nothing (die Mädchen)

Question 16

Neuter nouns that end in -er form their plural by adding ….

Answer 16

nothing (die Messer)

Question 17

Neuter nouns that end in -el form their plural by adding…

Answer 17

nothing (die Mädel)

Question 18

Neuter nouns that end in -en form their plural by adding…

Answer 18

nothing (die Kissen)

Question 19

Neuter nouns that are infinitives and en in -en …

Answer 19

don’t have a plural (das Einkommen)

Question 20

A large group of neuter nouns form their plural by adding…

Answer 20

-er, and an umlaut if the singular word has an umlaut vowel (die Kinder; die Häuser)

Question 21

A second large group of neuter nouns form plurals by adding …

Answer 21

-e (die Boote; die Jahre)