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Lesson 8.2

German Numbers and Counting (2)

Exercises - Übungen (21-100)

Practice What You've Learned

Continued from Lesson 8.1 - Numbers 21-100


Übung 8A (Exercise 8A)

Rechnen / Wie viel ist... ? - Calculating / How much is...?
Write out the answer to the following math problems in German.
Note: + in German is "plus" (PLOOHS); - is "minus" (MEEN-OOS); x is "mal" (MAHL).

The question and answer for item one would be said/written: "Wie viel ist dreiundzwanzig plus fünf? - Dreiundzwanzig plus fünf ist ___."

1. dreiundzwanzig + fünf = ________________

2. fünfzig - zwei = ________________

3. vierundsechzig + drei = _________________

4. sechs x sechs = _________________

5. einunddreißig + sechsundzwanzig = _________________

6. achtundzwanzig + zweiundsechzig = _________________

7. siebenundneunzig - zweiundfünfzig = _________________

8. zehn x fünf = _________________

9. siebenundzwanzig + dreiundsechzig = _________________

10. achtzig - zweiundvierzig = _________________

Answer Key for this exercise (8A).


Übung 8B (Exercise 8B)

Die nächste Nummer? (The next number?)
What's the next logical number in the series?
Example: fünfzig, vierzig, dreißig,   20  

1. zweiundzwanzig, vierundzwanzig, sechsundzwanzig, ______________

2. fünfundneunzig, neunzig, fünfundachtzig, ______________

3. dreißig, siebenundzwanzig, vierundzwanzig, ______________

4. einundachtzig, fünfundachtzig, neunundachtzig, ______________

5. zweiundfünfzig, fünfundfünfzig, achtundfünfzig, ______________

Answer Key for this exercise (8B).


Übung 8C (Exercise 8C - A Photo Exercise)

Foto-Übung - Zahlen
Try this self-scoring photo exercise for the numbers in German. Answer questions based on photographs of real-life scenes in Germany!


Telling Time Quiz

Telling Time Quiz
If you know your numbers and the German time system, try this self-scoring quiz. If you're not yet ready, see the "How to Tell Time" link below.


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Part One of this Lesson (Lektion 8.1)

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German Numbers
A detailed table of the numbers in German — ordinal, cardinal, fractions, dates, etc.

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