1 - Nouns

Question 1

seasons, months, days of the week - gender and exceptions

Answer 1

m

ex: die Nacht, die Woche, das Jahr

Question 2

points of compass and words referring to winds and kinds of weather - gender and exceptions

Answer 2

m

ex: die Brise, die Graupel, die Witterung, das Eis, das Gewitter, das Wetter

Question 3

rocks and minerals - gender and exceptions

Answer 3

m

ex: die Kohle, die Kreide, das Erz, das Mineral

Question 4

alcoholic and plant-based drinks - gender and exceptions

Answer 4

m

ex: das Bier

Question 5

car makes - gender and exceptions

Answer 5

m

*CAR makes, so die BMW is a BMW motorcycle

Question 6

rivers outside Germany

Answer 6

m

ex: rivers ending in -a/-e => f

Question 7

monetary units - gender and exceptions

Answer 7

m

ex: die Mark, das Pfund etc

Question 8

mountains and mountain ranges - gender and exceptions

Answer 8

m

ex: die Eifel, die Haardt, die Rhön, die Sierra Nevada

Question 9

aeroplanes, motorbikes and ships - gender and exceptions

Answer 9

f

ex: names retaining the gender of the base word - der Airbus, der Storch, der “Albatros”

Question 10

native German names of rivers- gender and exceptions

Answer 10

f

ex: der Inn, der Lech, der Main, der Neckar, der Rhein

Question 11

numerals - gender and exceptions

Answer 11

f

ex: as quantity expressions - das Dutzend, das Hundert, das Tausend