Beginner Level Worksheets

Beginner-Level Worksheets

I. Sentence structure:

1. Word order: changing the word order in simple sentences.

2. Sentence creation: making statements or questions out of fragments.

3. Clauses: which clauses belong together? (online exercise, coordinating and subordinating).

4. Sentence starters: complete sentences with an appropriate second clause (coordinating

and subordinating conjunctions).

5. Word order: online exercise, changing the beginning of a sentence

6. Indirect questions: word order for indirect questions. Online exercise.

7. Word order: online exercise for word order after subordinating and coordinating conjunctions

II. Verbs:

1. Conjugation (present tense): adding correct endings to regular verbs.

2. Irregular verbs: completing table of irregular verbs in the present tense.

3. Irregular verb conjugation: Fill in the blank (Deutsch Heute Kap. E-4)

4. Irregular verb conjugation: online ex., irregular present tense ( Deutsch Heute, Kap. E-7)

5. Crossword puzzle: Irregular present tense verbs.

6. Modal verbs/infinitives: Audio activity with text and exercises.

7. Separable prefix verbs: Four activities with separable prefix verbs (Deutsch Heute

Kap. 4)

8. Modal quiz: timed online modal quiz

9. Modal conjugation: online exercise; present tense of modals

10. Irregular participles: timed online quiz (Deutsch Heute, Kap. 6)

11. Present perfect tense: reading text with practice for past participles.

12. Present perfect: change sentences from present to present perfect; online exercise.

13. Verbs as Nouns: online exercise.

14. Verbs used as nouns: oral partner activity

15. Present to Present Perfect: changing present-tense sentences to present perfect.

16. "Position verbs": online exercise for liegen/legen/stehen/stellen/sitzen/setzen/

hängen/stecken; very easy.

17. Imperatives: online exercise for imperative.

III. Cases:

1. Direct objects: practice sentences with typical accusative patterns. Classroom/individual

activity.

2. Reise zum Mond: classroom activity to practice accusative objects or separable prefixes.

3. Articles/pronouns: Online fill-in-the-blank exercises (Deutsch Heute Kap. E - 4),

Ex. 1, Ex. 2

4. Der-words: timed online fill-in-the-blank exercise (nominative/accusative only)

5. Accusative and Dative objects: timed online exercise; add the correct article form.

6. Dative Prepositions: easy worksheet and listening activity.

7. Direct and indirect objects: online multiple-choice sentences. Which one is correct?

Difficult for beginners, but possible with help.

8. Subject, direct object or indirect object: Online exercise to identify elements in

German sentences.

9. Direct and indirect objects: easy; focus on correct case endings.

10. Direct and indirect objects: grammar handout with practice sentences, focus on word

order for dative and accusative nouns and pronouns.

11. Dative prepositions: online exercise for use of dative prepositions.

12. Dative/accusative review: exercises for dative and accusative objects and pronouns.

13. Prepositions: Choose the correct preposition, mostly idiomatic expressions; very simple

online exercise (Deutsch Heute, Kap. 7).

14. Article endings: online exercise for article endings (nom./accus./dat.); with and without

prepositions.

15. Two-Way Prepositions: power point presentation to provide additional examples for

two-way preposition sentences.

16. Two-Way Prepositions: multiple choice quiz.

17. Two-Way Prepositions: pretty easy exercise.

IV. Pronouns:

1. Possessive pronouns: Nominative only! Very easy.

2. Possessive pronouns: With family vocabulary. Two-in-one exercise.

3. Dative and accusative pronouns: online exercise for replacing dative and accusative

noun objects with pronouns.

V. Miscellaneous:

1. Basic Introductions: Classroom activity for teachers.

2. Numbers: online math exercise to write out German numbers.

3. Calendar activity: days of the week, ordinal numbers.

4. German last names: analyzing some German last names found in U.S. phone books.

5. Chapter 1 Review: Review exercises for chapter 1 of Deutsch Heute (9th ed.)

6. General Review: this is actually a placement test, but the first two sections feature good

review questions for students with 1-2 semesters of German and could be used in a classroom

with teacher assistance/grading. You won't be able to get online results unless you are applying

to Willamette University.

7. Chapter 3 Review: review exercises for chapter 3 of Deutsch Heute (9th ed.)

8. Chapter 4 Review: review exercises for chapter 4 of Deutsch Heute (9th ed.)

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