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Accusative Prepositions Exercises

Practise German accusative prepositions with free, interactive exercises. Learn to use accusative prepositions and articles naturally in everyday conversation.

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German Accusative Prepositions Exercises

The accusative case is one of the most important German grammar topics. It helps us understand who is doing what to whom in a sentence.

On this page, you can practise prepositions that require the accusative case. The exercises that follow are designed for beginners, but you might also benefit as an intermediate learner (since prepositions can be hard to remember).

Recap: Accusative Prepositions

Before getting started with the exercises, here's a quick reminder for you:

Some German prepositions always take the accusative.

These include: durch, für, gegen, ohne, and um.

When you spot any of these prepositions in a sentence, make sure the noun that follows is in the accusative. That means you may need to change the article or adjective ending to match the accusative case.

If you need more comprehensive explanations, check out our in-depth tutorial on the German accusative case

How to best practise accusative prepositions?

To practise prepositions that always take the accusative, start by learning what each one means and how it’s used in simple example sentences. Then, do exercises where you choose the correct article (like den, die, or das) after the preposition (like the ones on this page).

You can also in the beginning write down short sentences with these prepositions, and speak them out loud to get used to the structure.

Accusative Prepositions Exercises

Exercise 1: German Accusative Prepositions

This first set of exercises includes the English translations for the prepositions we look for. You can also at any point in time click on the question mark symbol to see the correct preposition. Ready?

1.
Wir gehen throughthrough den Park.
2.
Das Flugzeug fliegt overover das Gebirge.
3.
Die Katze springt ontoonto das Sofa.
4.
Sie fahren againstagainst die Wand.
5.
Er läuft aroundaround den Block.
6.
Sie setzt sich next tonext to den Stuhl.
7.
Die Kinder stellen die Flasche in front ofin front of den Fernseher.
8.
Er stellt das Buch onon den Tisch.
9.
Sie legt den Mantel overover den Stuhl.
10.
Der Ball fliegt throughthrough das Fenster.

Exercise 2: German Accusative Prepositions

This time you'll fill in the article that follows the preposition. The preposition is already there — your job is to pick the right accusative form (den for masculine, die for feminine, das for neuter, die for plural).

1.
Die Katze springt auf Write Sofa.
2.
Er legt das Buch auf Write Tisch.
3.
Das Auto fährt gegen Write Wand.
4.
Der Hund rennt durch Write Garten.
5.
Sie geht um Write Gebäude.
6.
Er stellt die Lampe neben Write Fernseher.
7.
Sie legen Write Decken über den Stuhl.
8.
Das Kind springt durch Write Fenster.
9.
Wir fahren um Write See.
10.
Sie setzt die Pflanze auf Write Fensterbrett.

Exercise 3: German Accusative Prepositions

Same setup as Exercise 2 — type the right article. By now the pattern should be clicking: only masculine nouns visibly change between nominative and accusative (der → den), so those are the ones to watch most carefully.

1.
Sie wirft Write Ball über das Tor.
2.
Die Kinder klettern auf Write Baum.
3.
Der Vogel fliegt durch Write Fenster.
4.
Das Auto parkt vor Write Gebäude.
5.
Er setzt sich neben Write Frau.
6.
Der Ball rollt unter Write Tisch.
7.
Sie stellen die Vase auf Write Tisch.
8.
Die Katze springt auf Write Dach.
9.
Er legt das Geld auf Write Tresen.
10.
Das Kind läuft gegen Write Tür.

The End

And that's it! How did you do?

The more you practise, the more natural German grammar will feel. Keep going with these exercises until you feel confident using the accusative case in everyday sentences.

Come back to this page any time to review, practise, and improve.

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