German Diction Worksheet No.

3 Name______________________________

Identify the root on the printed word with brackets and mark the primary stress with an accent
mark above the appropriate syllable (‘Liebe). Write the IPA for the vowels above the words.

gehen tanzen Blüthe Lampe alles

(to go) (to dance) (bud) (lamp) (everything)

voraus bilden sie strählt Haare bewegt

(ahead) (to educate) (she combs) (hair) (moved)
(compound adv.)

ungezählt den Schultern ich schlafe Menschen

(uncounted) (that) (shoulders) (I sleep) (people)

überhören öfter Geliebter nimmermehr Knie

(to overhear) (more often) (loved one) (nevermore) (knee)

streng ungelegen zurück ältesten noch

(strict) (inconvenient) (back) (oldest) (still)
(compound adv.)

entführt Staat er spottet Bewerber hold

(mislead) (state) (he mocks) (applicant) (sacred)

Sie wünscht lieblich manchmal oder Morgen

(she wishes) (lovely) (sometimes) (or) (morning)

Er stöhnt Sehnsucht Himmelsflammen grün

(he moans) (longing) (heavenly flames) (green)