Grammar quiz · 10 questions

Two-Way Prepositions (Wechselpräpositionen)

Practice the nine German two-way prepositions that take either accusative or dative.

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Wechselpräpositionen

Aufgaben 1–10

Choose the right answer for each question.

  1. Question 1: Choose: Ich stelle die Vase auf ___ Tisch. (Wohin?)

    Why: Direction (wohin?) = accusative. 'Der Tisch' is masculine, accusative = 'den'. I'm placing the vase onto the table.

  2. Question 2: Fill in: Die Vase steht auf ___ Tisch. (Wo?)

    Why: Location (wo?) = dative. 'Der Tisch' is masculine, dative = 'dem'. The vase is standing on the table.

  3. Question 3: Choose: Er hängt das Bild an ___ Wand. (Wohin?)

    Why: Direction (wohin?) = accusative. 'Die Wand' is feminine, accusative = 'die'. He hangs the picture on(to) the wall.

  4. Question 4: Fill in: Das Bild hängt an ___ Wand. (Wo?)

    Why: Location (wo?) = dative. 'Die Wand' is feminine, dative = 'der'. The picture hangs on the wall.

  5. Question 5: Choose: Die Katze springt auf ___ Sofa. (Wohin?)

    Why: Direction (wohin?) = accusative. 'Das Sofa' is neuter, accusative = 'das'. The cat jumps onto the sofa.

  6. Question 6: Fill in: Die Katze liegt auf ___ Sofa. (Wo?)

    Why: Location (wo?) = dative. 'Das Sofa' is neuter, dative = 'dem'. The cat is lying on the sofa.

  7. Question 7: Choose: Sie legt das Buch zwischen ___ Hefte. (Wohin?)

    Why: Direction (wohin?) = accusative. 'Die Hefte' is plural, accusative plural = 'die'. She places the book between the notebooks.

  8. Question 8: Fill in: Er geht in ___ Küche. (Wohin?)

    Why: Direction (wohin?) = accusative. 'Die Küche' is feminine, accusative = 'die'. He goes into the kitchen.

  9. Question 9: Choose: Wir sitzen in ___ Küche. (Wo?)

    Why: Location (wo?) = dative. 'Die Küche' is feminine, dative = 'der'. We are sitting in the kitchen.

  10. Question 10: Which are the nine Wechselpräpositionen?

    Why: The nine two-way prepositions are: an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor, zwischen. They take accusative (direction) or dative (location).