Nouns (1) - Nouns & Articles

Question 1

What gender are nouns with these endings most likely to be?

a) -keit
b) -ismus
c) -chen
d) -ung
e) -er
f) -schaft

Answer 1

a) feminine
b) masculine
c) neuter
d) feminine
e) masculine
f) feminine

Question 2

True or False?

Only some nouns need a capital letter in German.

Answer 2

False

Every noun in German must have a capital letter.

Question 3

Say whether each of these nouns is masculine, feminine or neuter:

a) Ratte
b) Kuli
c) Butterbrot
d) Auto

Answer 3

a) feminine - die Ratte
b) masculine - der Kuli
c) neuter - das Butterbrot
d) neuter - das Auto

Question 4

Which of these words doesn’t follow the general rules about gender and word endings?

a) Tochter
b) Gesellschaft
c) Übung
d) Kaninchen

Answer 4

Tochter - Even though ‘Tochter’ ends in ‘er’, it is a feminine noun.

Question 5

In German, what gender are the words for days, months and seasons?

Answer 5

They are always masculine, e.g. ‘der Mittwoch’, ‘der Juli’, ‘der Herbst’.

Question 6

Translate:

a) Der Tourismus ist hier sehr wichtig.
b) Kaufen sie ein neues Haus?
c) The bus is very late.
d) The girl drinks the milk.

Answer 6

a) Tourism is very important here.
b) Are they buying a new house?
c) Der Bus ist sehr spät.
d) Das Mädchen trinkt die Milch.