Exercise 8.1: Choose the article
Select the correct definite article (der, die or das) for each noun.
1. Tisch (table)
2. Tür (door)
3. Fenster (window)
4. Wohnung (apartment)
5. Mädchen (girl)
6. Motor (engine)
7. Museum (museum)
Exercise 8.2: Identify gender patterns
Select all nouns that belong to the gender or group described.
a) Which of these nouns are masculine? Select all that apply.
b) Which of these nouns are feminine? Select all that apply.
c) Which of these nouns are neuter? Select all that apply.
d) Which nouns follow the feminine -ung pattern? Select all that apply.
e) Which nouns are neuter diminutives ending in -chen or -lein? Select all that apply.
f) Which nouns are masculine because they are days, months or seasons? Select all that apply.
Exercise 8.3: Same word, different gender
Choose the article that matches the meaning given in brackets.
1. ___ Band (a music group)
2. ___ See (the sea, the open ocean)
3. ___ Leiter (the ladder)
4. ___ Schild (the sign)
5. ___ Band (a ribbon or tape)
Exercise 8.4: Translation
Translate the English phrase into German. Include the correct definite article.
1. the newspaper
2. the child
3. the teacher (male)
4. the friendship
5. the little book
6. the freedom
7. the lake