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Annotated links for German 101

Note: These links lead to exercises from outside this university. I checked every link before putting it on this list, please let me know if it no longer works or leads to a different site from the one described in the annotation.
I tried to select exercises which are suitable for the language level of the respective Kontakte-chapters. You will find that the vocabulary of some exercises is still a little difficult for you. Don't give up though, often an educated guess or drawing on other languages you have learnt (including English!) might help you.

If you are stuck and don't know some of the words on the linked pages, choose any of the following online dictionanaries to help you out:
http://www.dict.cc/
http://dict.leo.org/
http://www.ponsline.de/cgi-bin/wb/w.pl

IE stands for "interactive exercise". This means that you can check your answers online and often get a corrected version.
Quizzes are designed to be more entertaining, often in forms of games or picture matching activities.

Einführung A

Interactive exercise on giving instructions (Einführung A)
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/einfuehrunga/aufforderungen/aufforderungen1.htm
Interactive website on giving instructions
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/einfuehrunga/aufforderungen/aufforderungen2.htm
Interactive exercise on addressing people: du / ihr / Sie
http://german.about.com/library/bldusiequiz.htm
Interactive exercise on addressing people: du / ihr / Sie
http://www.quia.com/cm/32108.html
Article on du and Sie:
http://www.campus-germany.de/english/4.92.343.html
Some background information on the usage of du vs. sie
http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa020998.htm
IE on du / ihr / Sie
http://www.passwort-deutsch.de/lernen/band1/lektion3/aktivitaet02.htm
Interactive exercise for practicing numbers:
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/einfuehrunga/zahlen/zahlen1.htm
Audio website for practicing numbers up to 100 (flash-player required):
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/cwm/beg/e4/zahlen/zahlex2.html
Audio website for practicing numbers up to 1000 (flash-player required):
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/cwm/beg/e4/zahlen/zahlex1.html
IE on telling the time:
http://www.serve.com/shea/zeitmx.htm
IE on telling the time:
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/kimdh/Elementary%20German%20I/Einheit9/Uhrzeit/uhrzeit_v3.htm
IE on telling the time (formal)
http://vassun.vassar.edu/~vonderem/deutsch_heute/Kapitel02/Ubungen/time1.html
IE on telling the time (informal)
http://vassun.vassar.edu/~vonderem/deutsch_heute/Kapitel02/Ubungen/time2.html
Quiz on telling the time
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/kimdh/Elementary%20German%20I/Einheit9/Memory/Uhrzeiten.htm
Many more exercises on how to tell the time:
http://gut.languageskills.co.uk/beginner/year7/12711.html
Time and school subjects (IE)
http://gbs.okstate.edu/exercises/ch5ex1/ch5ex1.htm
Quiz on the months of the year:
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/cir/la2201gr/e17/Monat-suchraet.htm
Crossword puzzle on time, days and months:
http://www.serve.com/shea/zeitcr.htm
Interactive exercise on describing people
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/einfuehrunga/beschreibungen/beschreibungen1.htm
IE on characteristics of people :
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/einfuehrungb/eigenschaften/eigenschaften1.htm
IE on colours
http://www.passwort-deutsch.de/lernen/band2/lektion8/aktivitaet09.htm

Einführung B

Good exercise after Einführung B
http://www.nthuleen.com/teach/activities/jeopardyintroweek.html
Easy interactive exercise on the verb "sein"
http://www.germanfortravellers.com/learn/hp/sein01.htm
Easy interactive exercise on the verb "sein"
http://www.germanfortravellers.com/learn/hp/sein02.htm
Slightly more complex exercise with "sein"
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,471819-,00.utf8.html
Slightly more complex exercise with "sein"
http://germanonline.okstate.edu/exercises/ch2sein/ch2sein.htm
Slightly more complex exercise with "sein"
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/presverb/sein.html
IE on the classroom and classroom items
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/einfuehrungb/klassenzimmer/klasse1.htm
IE on the classroom and classroom items
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/einfuehrungb/klassenzimmer/klasse2.htm
IE on personal qualities
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/einfuehrungb/eigenschaften/eigenschaften1.htm
IE on the family
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/einfuehrungb/familie/familie1.htm
IE on the family
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/einfuehrungb/familie/familie2.htm
IE on the family
http://vassun.vassar.edu/%7Evonderem/deutsch_heute/Kapitel05/Ubungen/fam1.html
IE on the family
http://vassun.vassar.edu/%7Evonderem/deutsch_heute/Kapitel05/Ubungen/fam2.html
Crossword puzzle on the family
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/rmn/la1201gr/la1201gr_e10/e1/VerwandtschaftCross.htm
Audio interview on the family
http://www.ex.ac.uk/german/abinitio/chap3-1.html
Informative article on marriage and family in Germany
http://www.ex.ac.uk/german/abinitio/chap3-9.html
IE on the weather
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/einfuehrungb/wetter/wetter1.htm
Listen to a weather report and answer the questions: (Real Player required)
http://www.passwort-deutsch.de/lernen/band2/lektion7/aktivitaet09.htm
More exercises on the weather:
http://gut.languageskills.co.uk/beginner/year8/12664.html
IE on plural nouns:
http://www.germanfortravellers.com/learn/hp/plural1.htm
Word puzzle using the plural of nouns :
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/kimdh/Elementary%20German%20I/seekaword_plural.htm
Cross word puzzle using plural forms:
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/kimdh/Elementary%20German%20I/Einheit3/pluralform_e3.htm
Interactive exercise to practice personal pronouns in the third person
http://www.acampitelli.com/pronomina_in_der_dritten_person.htm
IE on personal pronouns
http://germanonline.okstate.edu/exercises/ch2prono/ch2prono.htm
IE on indefinite articles
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,471774-,00.utf8.html
IE on indefinite articles
http://germanonline.okstate.edu/exercises/ch3ein/ch3ein.htm
IE on indefinite articles
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/nouns/nomfunc.html
IE on gender and definite articles (more difficult vocabulary)
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,471742-,00.utf8.html
Practice some more articles
http://germanonline.okstate.edu/exercises/artikel/artikel1.htm
IE on the verb "haben"
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,471894-,00.utf8.html
IE on the verb "haben"
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,471900-,00.utf8.html
IE on the verb "haben"
http://germanonline.okstate.edu/exercises/ch3hab/ch3hab.htm
IE on the verb "haben"
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/presverb/haben.html
IE on the verb "haben"
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/pronouns/duihrsie.html

Kapitel 1

Verb conjugation
Interactive exercise on the verb "gehen"
http://www.germanfortravellers.com/learn/hp/infpres2.htm
Practice your verb-endings
http://germanonline.okstate.edu/exercises/ch2verbs/verb1.htm
Easy interactive verb conjugation exercises
http://www2.uni-jena.de/hs117/uebungen/en/01/gram_konj.html
IE on verb conjugation with more complex vocabulary
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,471836-,00.utf8.html

Sentence structure (interactive)
http://www2.uni-jena.de/hs117/uebungen/en/02/02_08_satzbau1.htm
Sentence structure (interactive)
http://www2.uni-jena.de/hs117/uebungen/en/02/02_08_satzbau2.htm
Sentence structure (interactive)
http://www2.uni-jena.de/hs117/uebungen/en/02/02_08_satzbau3.htm
Sentence structure (interactive). More difficult !
http://www2.uni-jena.de/hs117/uebungen/en/02/02_08_satzbau4.htm
IE on sentence structure
http://wps.prenhall.com/ml_otto_alles_1/0,8228,1009088-,00.utf8.html

Sentence structure in questions:
http://vassun.vassar.edu/~vonderem/deutsch_heute/Kapitel02/Ubungen/fragen.html
Sentence structure in questions :
http://germanonline.okstate.edu/exercises/ch2quest/ch2quest.htm
IE on word order in questions :
http://germanonline.okstate.edu/exercises/ch3order/ch3order.htm
IE on word order in questions :
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/wordordr/state1.html
IE on word order in yes/no questions :
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/wordordr/quest2.html
IE on question words :
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/wordordr/quest1.html
IE on separable prefix verbs
http://www.queensu.ca/german/Exercises/seppref1.htm
Can you split the verb ? (IE)
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/cir/la1201gr/e9/JBC-trennbar-untrennbar.htm
IE using seperable prefix verbs :
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,542041-,00.utf8.html
Quiz using separable verbs :
http://www.quia.com/rr/37260.html
IE on separable verbs :
http://germanonline.okstate.edu/exercises/ch5chop/ch5chop.htm
IE on separable verbs :
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/presverb/seppref1.html
Interactive exercise on definite articles (from chapter 1 onwards)
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,471742-,00.utf8.html
IE on leisure activities (using "gern")
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/kapitel01/freizeit/freizeit1.htm
IE on leisure activities (using "gern")
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/kapitel01/freizeit/freizeit2.htm
IE on leisure activities (using "gern")
http://gbs.okstate.edu/exercises/ch2ex5/ch2ex5.htm
Audio clip and exercises using "gern"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/german/ex4.shtml
IE on "Tagesablauf"
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/kapitel01/tagesablauf/tagesablauf-e1.htm
IE on "Tagesablauf"
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/kapitel01/tagesablauf/tagesablauf2.htm
IE on "Tagesablauf"
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/kapitel02/vergnuegen/vergnuegen-e1.htm
Interactive exercise on the question words wie, wo, woher:
http://www.passwort-deutsch.de/lernen/band1/lektion1/aktivitaet04.htm
IE on more question words:
http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/widmaier/chapter1/patternmatch5/deluxe-content.html
IE on stem-vowel changing verbs
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,472089-,00.utf8.html
Quiz on stem-vowel changing verbs
http://www.quia.com/pa/7709.html
IE on the verbs sein, haben and wohnen
http://www.hschwab.com/quizzes/hsw.htm

Kapitel 2

IE on "Besitz" (using accusative case)
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/kapitel02/besitz/besitz1.htm
IE on "Besitz" (using accusative case)
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/kapitel02/besitz/besitz2.htm
IE on the accusative case
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/kapitel02/geschenke/geschenke1.htm
IE on the accusative case
http://www.csuchico.edu/flng/german/kontakte/kapitel02/geschenke/geschenke2.htm
IE on identifying the nominative case
http://www.germanfortravellers.com/learn/hp/nom1.htm
IE on identifying the nominative case
http://www.germanfortravellers.com/learn/hp/nom2.htm
IE on identifying the accusative case (you need to include the article!)
http://vassun.vassar.edu/%7Evonderem/deutsch_heute/Kapitel04/Ubungen/akkusativ.html
IE on personal pronouns in the accusative case
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/nouns/accfunc.html
IE on personal pronouns in the accusative case
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/nouns/accform.html
IE on personal pronouns (more complex vocabulary)
http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/widmaier/chapter1/patternmatch3/deluxe-content.html
IE on personal pronouns (more complex vocabulary)
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/pronouns/agreenom.html
IE on possessive adjectives:
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,471950-,00.utf8.html
IE on possessive adjectives :
http://germanonline.okstate.edu/exercises/ch3poss/ch3poss.htm
IE on possessive adjectives :
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/nouns/einword.html
IE on possessive adjectives :
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,472050-,00.utf8.html
IE on possessive adjectives:
http://lang.swarthmore.edu/cloze/Unit3i_page.htm
IE on possessive adjectives
http://lang.swarthmore.edu/cloze/Unit2h_page.htm
IE on negation with kein (accusative)
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/wordordr/kein1.html
Nominative or accusative case?
http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_widmaier_treffpunkt_4/0,7317,472023-,00.utf8.html
Nominative or accusative case?
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/kimdh/Elementary%20German%20I/Einheit8/akkusativ.htm
Listening comprehension involving the accusative case (Real Player needed!)
http://www.passwort-deutsch.de/lernen/band1/lektion4/aktivitaet03.htm

Kapitel 3

IE on the modal verb müssen
http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/widmaier/chapter4/patternmatch1/deluxe-content.html
IE on mixed modal verbs (including a rather large verb list)
http://www.serve.com/shea/modalfr2.htm
IE on mixed modal verbs
http://www.serve.com/shea/mixback.htm
IE on mixed modal verbs
http://gbs.okstate.edu/exercises/ch5modals/ch5mod1.htm
IE on mixed modal verbs
http://gbs.okstate.edu/exercises/ch5modals/ch5mod2.htm
Translation exercise involving modal verbs
http://www.quia.com/cm/19439.html
IE on mixed modal verbs
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/kimdh/Elementary%20German%20II/Einheit19/modalverben.htm
IE on the modal verb mögen
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/presverb/tolike3.html
IE on the modal verb können and separable prefix verbs:
http://www.wm.edu/modlang/gasmit/webpractest/presverb/seppref2.html
IE on personal pronouns and possessive adjectives :
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/kimdh/Elementary%20German%20I/Einheit3/personal_pronoun.htm
IE on personal pronouns and possessive adjectives: (more difficult vocabulary)
http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/cwm/beg/e14/perpos.htm
IE on personal pronouns in the accusative case
http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/widmaier/chapter5/multiple3/deluxe-content.html
Non interactive exercise on word order in dependent clauses (answer key provided)
http://german.about.com/library/quiz/blqz_subord1.htm

Kapitel 4

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