Lesson 3 · A1–A2

Online exercises for Lesson 3: Noun Plurals and Possessive Determiners

These 8 practice blocks cover the lesson's main grammar points. Every entry is checked immediately, while progress is stored only in your browser. Practice plural endings, umlauts, diminutives, feminine person nouns, and possessive determiners in the nominative.

What you will practise on this page

  1. Core Plural Forms: Enter only the plural noun. Capitalization is checked.
  2. Plurals with Umlauts: Form the plural and remember the umlaut.
  3. Diminutives Ending in -chen: Form the diminutive with the correct article.
  4. Feminine Person Nouns: Enter the feminine singular and plural, separated by a dash.
  5. Possessive Stems: Add the possessive determiner before the masculine noun.
  6. Gender and Number with Possessives: Insert the correct form of the possessive determiner.
  7. The Forms euer and eure: Complete each phrase with euer or eure.
  8. Expressing Possession and Plural: Translate the sentence into German using a possessive determiner.

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3.1 · Core Plural Forms

Enter only the plural noun. Capitalization is checked.

Example: der Stift → die _____ Stifte

  1. der Tisch → die _____
  2. die Lampe → die _____
  3. das Kind → die _____
  4. das Kino → die _____
  5. das Fenster → die _____
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  1. Tische
  2. Lampen
  3. Kinder
  4. Kinos
  5. Fenster

3.2 · Plurals with Umlauts

Form the plural and remember the umlaut.

  1. der Stuhl → die _____
  2. der Mann → die _____
  3. der Wald → die _____
  4. das Buch → die _____
  5. das Haus → die _____
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  1. Stühle
  2. Männer
  3. Wälder
  4. Bücher
  5. Häuser

3.3 · Diminutives Ending in -chen

Form the diminutive with the correct article.

Example: die Blume → _____ das Blümchen

  1. der Tisch → _____
  2. die Blume → _____
  3. das Kind → _____
  4. der Stuhl → _____
  5. das Haus → _____
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  1. das Tischchen
  2. das Blümchen
  3. das Kindchen
  4. das Stühlchen
  5. das Häuschen

3.4 · Feminine Person Nouns

Enter the feminine singular and plural, separated by a dash.

  1. der Lehrer → die _____ — die _____
  2. der Architekt → die _____ — die _____
  3. der Designer → die _____ — die _____
  4. der Student → die _____ — die _____
  5. der Fahrer → die _____ — die _____
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  1. Lehrerin — Lehrerinnen
  2. Architektin — Architektinnen
  3. Designerin — Designerinnen
  4. Studentin — Studentinnen
  5. Fahrerin — Fahrerinnen

3.5 · Possessive Stems

Add the possessive determiner before the masculine noun.

  1. ich → _____ Lehrer
  2. du → _____ Vater
  3. er → _____ Bruder
  4. wir → _____ Freund
  5. sie (Plural) → _____ Kollege
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  1. mein
  2. dein
  3. sein
  4. unser
  5. ihr

3.6 · Gender and Number with Possessives

Insert the correct form of the possessive determiner.

  1. Das ist _____ Lampe. (ich)
  2. Das ist _____ Buch. (du)
  3. Das sind _____ Blumen. (er)
  4. Das ist _____ Mutter. (sie, Singular)
  5. Das sind _____ Kinder. (wir)
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  1. meine
  2. dein
  3. seine
  4. ihre
  5. unsere

3.7 · The Forms euer and eure

Complete each phrase with euer or eure.

  1. _____ Lehrer
  2. _____ Lehrerin
  3. _____ Buch
  4. _____ Bücher
  5. _____ Blumen
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  1. euer
  2. eure
  3. euer
  4. eure
  5. eure

3.8 · Expressing Possession and Plural

Translate the sentence into German using a possessive determiner.

  1. These are my books.
  2. This is her lamp.
  3. These are our children.
  4. These are their teachers.
  5. This is your room, formal.
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  1. Das sind meine Bücher.
  2. Das ist ihre Lampe.
  3. Das sind unsere Kinder.
  4. Das sind ihre Lehrer.
  5. Das ist Ihr Zimmer.