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Activities: "How to use the accusative case in German?"

By: Ulrike Carlson

Activity 1: ‘Die Geschichte des Geists’ (The ghost’s story)

Sir Engelhart stole the ghost’s golden goblet. Read the ghost’s story and click on all instances of the accusative case.

New vocabulary
der Geist

ghost

heilend

healing

der Becher

goblet

der Fingerhut

thimble

der Dieb

thief

krachen

to bash

der Schild

shield

Activity 2: ‘Ein Zauberbuch’ (A book of magic)

The ghost has another treasure that he wants you to find: a book of magic that teaches the reader any language they want to speak! You have the instructions on how to find it — but oh no! Mice have gnawed holes into the parchment. You can still find the missing paper pieces, but where do they go?! Complete the text with accusative words from the word bank to get the ghost’s treasured book.

New vocabulary
der Zauberspruch

magic spell

das Zauberbuch

book of magic

Word BankChoose a word, then choose a blank. You can also drag.

Geh durch Garten (m). Ganz hinten findest du Apfelbaum (m). Siehst du dort stehen? Montag um Mitternacht kannst du dort finden. Ich warte auf . Damit ich erkenne, sage Zauberspruch (m): “Gegen Sturm (m) und durch Meer (n) und über Sonne (f) — so komme ich her!” Sag mir Namen (m) und ich gebe dir Zauberbuch (n). Komm bald!