12. How to Pronounce German Sounds - Quiz Answers

12.  How to Pronounce German Sounds - Quiz Answers

1   Compared to English, German spelling is much    easier  

2   The German alphabet is the same as the English alphabet  True    

3   The sound made by a combination of vowels is called a  diphthong

4   Of the following vowel combinations, the one not seen is ....  au    ei    ea    ie   eu

5   When used with  i    or    e,  the  ch   sound is like a   cat's hiss 

6   With    a     o     or   u    the sound is a bit  harsher , even a little  guttural 

7   wirklich glücklich   means in English  really  happy / lucky

8   An Umlaut  changes the sound of a vowel.

9   Which vowels do NOT ever have an Umlaut    e   and   i

10  ä   is pronounced  like the English sound  ai(r)

11  ö   is pronounced  like the English sound  ur (as in murder)

12  ü  pronounced  like the English sound ue (as in due)

13  A  Bad  means in English bath and is pronounced bart

14  The letter  j   is always pronounced  like the English sound  y

15  The letter  v  is almost always pronounced like the English sound  f

16  The letter w is always pronounced  like the English sound  v

17  The German symbol   ß  is used to represent  ss

18  The German word  Schloß  is frequently seen on signs and means  castle

19  A Mörder  means in English  murderer

20  A Stadt  in English means  city / town

21  A  Loch means in English  lake

22  Nein  means in English  no

23  Macht  means in English power / might

24  Suchen  means in English seek / search

25  Kühl  means in English cool