Monday, 3 June 2013

111. More and More Sounds like German Quiztest Answers


1   Vowel sounds differ across the German speaking world.

2   The German spoken in the northern part of the country is different from the south.

3   The  'b' sound is like English  'b' at the start of a word but like 'p' at the end.

4   The  'd' sound is like English 'd' at the start of a word but like 't' at the end.

5   The  'f' sound is  always  like English   'f '  at the start of a word  and also at the end.

6   The 'g' sound is like English  'g' at the start of a word but usually like 'k' at the end.

7   The 'h' sound is like English at the start of a word but  silent  at the end.

8   The  'j' sound is always like English 'y' with the exception of  French  words.

9   The  'k' sound is always like the English 'k'  T

10  The  'l'  sound is always like English 'l'.   T

11  The sound  'm' is like English m  at the start of a word & at the end    

12  The sound 'n'  is not  like  English at the start of a word & the end of a word  F

13  The word  Pein   means a pine tree    F   (It means pain / agony)

14  The letter   'q'  is like English  'kv'  except in die  Queen  which is the same as English.

15  's'   is pronounced like an English  'z'  at the start but like 's' at the end odf a word.

16  The  'st'  in German is pronounced the same in south and north Germany  

17  The 'sp'  sound is like English 1   Vowel sounds ........... across the German speaking world.

18   Spiel  means   game,  match  and  play (theatre)    T  

19  The  'sch'   of German is the equivalent in English of  'sh'

20  't',  'd',  'th'  are often interchangeable in English and German   

21  The  'v'  in German is usually like English  'f '

22  A  'w'   is mostly pronounced like a  'v' in English.

23  The German 'y'  is usually pronounced like the  'ue' sound as in English due    T 

24  The German word   Zunge  means  tongue  in English.

25  The word  Fenster means window in English. The word defenestrate means to  throw out the window


Sunday, 2 June 2013

110. More & More Sounds LIke German (Post 6) Quiztest

1   Vowel sounds ........... across the German speaking world.

2   The German spoken in the .............. part of the country is different from the south.

3   The ............. sound is like English  'b' at the start of a word but like 'p' at the end.

4   The ............. sound is like English 'd' at the start of a word but like 't' at the end.

5   The  'f' sound is like English ..........  at the start of a word  and also at the end.

6   The 'g' sound is like English ........... at the start of a word but usually like ........... at the end.

7   The 'h' sound is like English at the start of a word but .......... at the end.

8   The  'j' sound is always like English ............  with the exception of .............. words.

9   The  'k' sound is always like the English ..............

10  The ............   sound is always like English 'l'.

11  The sound  'm' is like English ........   at the start of a word & at the end    T / F ???

12  The sound 'n'  is not  like  English at the start of a word & the end of a word  T / F??? 

13  The word  Pein   means a pine tree  T or F???

14  The letter  'q'  is like English ........ except in die  Queen  which is the same as English.

15  's'   is pronounced like an English ........  at the start but like ...... at the end odf a word.

16  The  'st'  in German is pronounced the same in south and north Germany   T or F???

17  The  't ' sound is like English ......  at the start of a word but like ........... at the end.

18   Spiel  means   game,  match  and  play (theatre)  T  or  F ???

19  The  'sch'   of German is the equivalent in English of ........

20  't',  'd',  'th'  are often interchangeable in English and German    T o F ???

21  The  'v'  in German is usually like English .............

22  A  'w'   is mostly pronounced like a ........ in English.

23  The German 'y'  is usually pronounced like the  'ue' sound as in English due  T or F??

24  The German word   Zunge  means .......... in English.

25  The word  Fenster means window in English. The word defenestrate means to .............


Saturday, 1 June 2013

109. More Sounds Like German Quiztest Answers


1   German and English pronunciation of written sounds are quite different

2   German spelling is quite consistent

3   German vowel sounds can be both long  and  short

4   Short sounds are often followed by a double letter

5   Katze means in English cat

6   Bach means in English stream

7   The word for a bear in German is Bär

8   The word for men in German is Männer

9   The word for lazy in German is faul

10  The Allgäu is a region in South Germany

11  The word for nice in German is nett

12  The German word segeln means (to) sail

13  The German word Tee means tea

14  The word for German in German is Deutsch

15  The word for egg in German is Ei

16  Fein & nein are pronounced like  fine & nine

17  The German diphthong  'ei '  is pronounced like the English letter 'i'

18  The German diphthong 'ie' is pronounced like the English letter 'e'

19  The German work for cookalso a common family name is Koch

20  Mörder, sounding like the act of killing actually means murderer

21  Böse means in English evil, mean, nasty

22  The word in German for a book is book

23  Cool exists in both languages as trendy but in meaning cold in German, it is kühl

24  A Paar Schuhe  is a pair of shoes

25  Words that are similar in both languages are known as cognates


108. More Sounds Like German Quiztest (Post 5)


1   German and English pronunciation of written sounds are quite ........................

2   German spelling is quite .......................

3   German vowel sounds can be both ....................  and  .........................

4   Short sounds are often followed by a .......................

5   Katze means in English .....................

6   Bach means in English .....................

7   The word for a bear in German is ...................

8   The word for men in German is ...................

9   The word for lazy in German is ...................

10  The Allgäu is a ................... in ................................

11  The word for nice in German is ...................

12  The German word segeln means ..................................

13  The German word Tee means ..................................

14  The word for German in German is ...................

15  The word for egg in German is ...................

16  Fein and nein are pronounced like .................. & .....................

17  The German diphthong  'ei '  is pronounced like the English letter ............

18  The German diphthong 'ie' is pronounced like the English letter .............

19  The German work for cook, also a common family name is ...............

20  Mörder, sounding like the act of killing actually means .............

21  Böse means in English ..........

22  The word in German for a book is ...........

23  Cool exists in both languages but when it means cold in German, it is ..........

24  A Paar Schuhe  is a ..................

25  Words that are similar in both languages are known as ...............