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German Question Words — Die Fragewörter

Seventh graders learn German question words — wer, was, wo, wann, warum — the keys to asking real questions and having a conversation auf Deutsch.

Grade 7Die Fragewörter50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Name question words.
  • ✓Ask questions.
  • ✓Match words to meanings.
  • ✓Have a conversation.
Essential Question

Who? What? Where? Question words unlock conversation. What are they in German?

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Question Word

Project this and match each German question word to its English meaning — tap the German, then tap the English.

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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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Warm-Up — Who? What? Where?

5 min

Question words unlock conversation — what are they in German?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask a question in English.
  • Ask how to say the word.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Die Fragewörter

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present each question word.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Use in a question.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Use it.
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Practice — Match Them

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Question Word.
  • Match each one.
  • Ask a question.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Ask.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask “Wo wohnst du?”
  • Ask “Was machst du?”
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Ask it.
  • Ask it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a question word.
  • Say what it means.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).

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Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: ask questions.

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Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand questions.

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Comparisons 4.1

Compare question words.

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Connections 3.1

Connect to conversation.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Question-word cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ = ___.”
  • Model questions.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with wer and was.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add wie and wie viele.
  • Ask five questions.
  • Interview a partner.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • ❓Question-word cards
  • 💻Match the Question Word
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

das Fragewortquestion wordwerwhowaswhatwowherewannwhenwarumwhywiehowwie vielehow many
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “wer” mean?
Who.
QUESTION 2
What does “wo” mean?
Where.
QUESTION 3
What does “warum” mean?
Why.

Reflect: die Fragewörter.

Have students ask one question in German using a question word (like “Wo wohnst du?”). A printable question-words sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ German Question Words (Die Fragewörter)Print
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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: das Fragewort, wann, warum, was, wer, wie, wie viele, wo
  1. why
  2. who
  3. question word
  4. what
  5. where
  6. how
  7. how many
  8. when

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “wer” mean?
  2. What does “wo” mean?
  3. What does “warum” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) warum · 2) wer · 3) das Fragewort · 4) was · 5) wo · 6) wie · 7) wie viele · 8) wann
Part B: 1) Who. 2) Where. 3) Why.