Syllable drill
This training progam helps learners of German who are in the stage of alphabetization to recognize visually and aurally open and closed German syllables, and to correctly pronounce them.Each training unit consists of a syllable being played and a random choice of 5 syllables being displayed. The sound can be repeated. The learner is to associate the sound with the correct syllable, He/she is also to try to pronounce the other four syllables. Clicking on a syllable plays its sound, with the exception of smartphones: there, the sound generally only plays on clicking the play button; also, clicking on 'Repeat sound' has no effect. With this downside, working with the program on a smartphone cannot be fully recommended.
Once the training unit has been completed, click on 'Next unit' to continue.
In this drill, a syllable either means an open syllable (consonant [group] + vowel [group]) or a closed syllable (vowel [group] + consonant [group]). Threesomes such as Oma or Hut are not part of the drill, however, om, ma, hu, and ut are. The program makes a difference between short and long vowels as they may be pronounced differently; long vowels are marked by an underscore. The program contains all syllables specified above that are used in the German language, amounting to over 1,600. In case you find a syllable whose sound doesn't play, or would like to report a missing one, please do so by clicking on my name below.
The drill can be used for free; it is offered on a donation basis. Thank you!
