Beginner-Level Worksheets
I. Sentence structure:
1. Word order: changing the word order in simple sentences. 2. Word order: online exercise to change word order. One clause only. 3. Questions: online exercise to make simple questions. 4. Questions: online exercise to make questions (Kapitel 1 Deutsch Heute). 6. Clauses: which clauses belong together? (online exercise, coordinating and subordinating). 7. Sentence starters: complete sentences with an appropriate second clause (coordinating and subordinating conjunctions).
8. Word order: online exercise, changing the beginning of a sentence
10. Word order: online exercise for word order after subordinating and coordinating conjunctions
11. Clauses: team or individual activity to make sentences with subordinating/coordinating
conjunctions. Teachers may wish to assign points for correct sentences and turn this into a
friendly competition.
II. Verbs:
1. Conjugation (present tense): adding correct endings to regular verbs. 2. Conjugation (present tense): online exercise, regular verbs only. 6. Irregular verb conjugation: online ex., irregular present tense ( Deutsch Heute, Kap. E-7) Kap. 4); online exercise for separable prefix verbs. 14. Present perfect: change sentences from present to present perfect; online exercise. 19. "Position verbs": online exercise for liegen/legen/stehen/stellen/sitzen/setzen/ hängen/stecken; very easy. 20.
Imperatives:
online exercise (easy, Deutsch Heute Kap. E - 3) 21.
Imperatives:
online exercise for imperative (harder, uses separable prefix verbs)
III. Cases:
1. Direct objects: practice sentences with typical accusative patterns. Classroom/individual activity.
3. Reise zum Mond: classroom activity to practice accusative objects or separable prefixes. 4. Articles/pronouns: Online fill-in-the-blank exercises (Deutsch Heute Kap. E - 4), 5. Der-words: timed online fill-in-the-blank exercise (nominative/accusative only) Difficult for beginners, but possible with help.
German sentences.
order for dative and accusative nouns and pronouns.
16. Prepositions: Choose the correct preposition, mostly idiomatic expressions; very simple online exercise (Deutsch Heute, Kap. 7).
17. Article endings: online exercise for article endings (nom./accus./dat.); with and without prepositions.
18. Two-Way Prepositions: power point presentation to provide additional examples for two-way preposition sentences.
IV. Pronouns:
1. Personal pronouns (nominative): Simple powerpoint for replacing nouns with pronouns.
V. Miscellaneous:
2. Numbers: online math exercise to write out German numbers. 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.
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