Let's listen carefully: Vowels & Umlaute: "ei"
versus "ie": One or the other
Listen to the ten short sound files, and in each
case, click on the word you hear twice. For this exercise, it is not
important to know what the words mean. Of course, you can look them up
in one of the online dictionaries below if you wish to do so.
Show all 10 questions
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1 Meile = 1,61
Kilometer
ein Staubsauger von Miele
? Miele
? Meile '
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'Your browser does not support the audio element.
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? Ziele
? Zeile '
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'Your browser does not support the audio element.
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? Kiel
? Keil '
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'Your browser does not support the audio element.
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? keimen
? Kiemen '
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'Your browser does not support the audio element.
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? leider
? Lieder '
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'Your browser does not support the audio element.
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? schwiegen
? schweigen '
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'Your browser does not support the audio element.
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? entschieden
? entscheiden '
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'Your browser does not support the audio element.
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? meine
? Miene '
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'Your browser does not support the audio element.
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? steigen
? stiegen '
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'Your browser does not support the audio element.
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? Liese
? leise '
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'Your browser does not support the audio element.
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Tip: If you don't belong to the lucky few who possess a
photographic memory, write down what you learnt while doing this exercise.
photo of hoover: © Dagmar Fischer
speedometer: © Brian Snelson: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ford_Mondeo_MK3_ST220_-_Speedometer.jpg
