Alphabet Exercises

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Das Alphabet, Abkürzungen und Wörter
The alphabet, abbreviations and words

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Now you can try out what you've learned about the alphabet. Below are exercises (Übungen) to practice listening to and using the alphabet in a practical way. After you complete each exercise, you can check your answers in the answer key provided.

Regular Version of this exercise page.

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Abc-Übung 1
Abbreviations/Abkürzungen - Listen to the letters of ten common German abbreviations by clicking on the speaker icon for each item. Write down the abbreviation that is being spelled. (You may want to print out this exercise first. If you still need help with the alphabet in German, see our Alphabet page.)

You can check your answers and find out what the abbreviations mean in the answer key.

NOTE: The audio links on this printer version do not function! It is intended for printing only! You must return to the regular version of this exercise page to use the audio links.

1.   ________________________

2.   ________________________

3.   ________________________

4.   ________________________

5.   ________________________

6.   ________________________

7.   ________________________

8.   ________________________

9.   ________________________

10.   ________________________

Answer Key for this exercise.

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Abc-Übung 2
People and Places - Listen to the spelling of people and places by clicking on the speaker icon for each item. Write down the name of the person or place that is being spelled. (You may want to print out this exercise first. If you still need help with the alphabet in German, see our Alphabet page.)

You can check your answers in the answer key.

11.   ________________________

12.   ________________________

13.   ________________________

14.   ________________________

15.   ________________________

Answer Key for this exercise.

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