Question 1: Names for Breakfast Foods
Can you select the correct names for each pictured food?
The colour of the letters provides a hint to the gender of the German nouns:
masculine | feminine | neuter
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a
d
g
j
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b
e
h
k
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c
f *
i
l **
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* Scrambled eggs can be referred to in the singular form as "Rührei" or in the plural form as "Rühreier".
** You can also say der Toast.
Question 2: The Verb for Eating → essen: to eat
Look closely at the conjugation of this verb and answer the questions below the table.
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 essen - to eat | A Vowel-Changing Verb |
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ich esse - I eat
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wir essen - we eat
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du isst - you eat (singular)
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ihr esst - you eat (plural)
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er/sie/es isst - he/she/it eats
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sie essen - they eat
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a The verb essen is a verb.
b This means that the vowel in its stem changes in the 2nd and 3rd persons .
c The vowel changes from .
d The plural pronoun endings for wir, ihr and sie (they) are completely .
Question 3: Talking About Breakfast
Some key formulations are:
• Zum Frühstück esse ich...+ [name of food]. → For breakfast I eat...
• Ich esse gern...+ [name of food]. → I like to eat...
Select the correct word for each space below. Check the hints for which food to choose by clicking on the ⓘ buttons.
Jasmine: Was isst du 
?
Martin: Ich normalerweise zwei mit Marmelade.
Jasmine: Und was ihr als Familie am Wochenende?
Martin: Dann wir viel mehr! Meine Mutter oft Müsli mit Erdbeeren und Joghurt. Und mein Vater isst gern Eier und . Und du?
Jasmine: Zum Frühstück ich nicht viel. Oft nur eine Banane und ein Glas .