Alphabet and Basic Conversation

How many letters in the German alphabet may have an umlaut?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which letter(s) may NOT have an umlaut in German?

• A

• I

• O

• U

Umlauts ..........

• are like accents

• are just for decoration

• can go over any vowel

• change the pronunciation

What is this called?: ß

• ess-tset

• scharfes ess

• sharp s

• All of the above.

"ß" will never start a word.

• True

• False

"ß" sounds like ....

• sh

• ch

• ss

• zz

The German "W" sounds like our "V".

• True

• False

The German "V" sounds like our "W"

• True

• False

The German "J" sounds like our "H"

• True

• False

Check all appropriate responses to the question, "Wie heißt du?"

• Ich heiße Hans.

• Ich bin Hans.

• Mir geht's Hans.

• Mein Name ist Hans.