Free German Case Worksheets
Make printable German case worksheets from about 1,200 sentences at levels A1 to B2. Practice articles, prepositions, adjective endings and pronouns in all four German cases (nominative, accusative, dative and genitive), or print a one-page German case chart to keep as a reference. Every worksheet comes with an answer key on separate pages. Print on A4 or US Letter or save as PDF, free, with no signup and no watermark.
How the German case worksheet generator works
Start with the sentences. The bank holds about 1,200 German sentences on everyday topics such as school, family, food, travel, work and home, with the most at A1 and A2 and about 100 at B2. Filters narrow it by case (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive), by article type (der/die/das, ein/kein, possessives such as mein, dein and sein, or dieser/jeder/welcher) and by level. A live count shows how many sentences match. Then pick one of the seven exercises and choose 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 sentences on the preview. If your filters cannot fill a count, that count is grayed out. The Shuffle button makes a new set from the same filters, and hints can go on or off. With hints on, the base form prints in brackets after each gap: (der), (er), (der alte Mann). The answer key prints on separate pages, with every sentence written out and the answers in bold.
Seven exercises, from articles to naming the case
Each exercise practices one part of the case system. Articles makes a German articles worksheet, where students fill in the right form: der, den, dem, des, einen, meinem and the rest. Prepositions asks for the article after a preposition, so the case comes from the preposition rather than the verb. Adjective endings prints the stem and leaves the ending blank (alt__ for alten). Pronouns covers mich or mir, ihn or ihm, and the question words wer, wen, wem and wessen. Whole phrases gives the nominative phrase in brackets, and students write it out in the right case: (der alte Mann) becomes dem alten Mann. Name the case underlines phrases in each sentence and leaves a box after each one for N, A, D or G. Its answer key colors each case, so a class can check the pattern at a glance. The seventh is the case chart, one printable page of tables: the articles, kein and the possessives, dieser/jeder/welcher, all three adjective ending tables, the personal pronouns, the prepositions by case and the contractions (am, im, zum, zur, beim, vom, ans, ins).
Accusative, dative and two-way prepositions
The prepositions exercise covers all four groups. The accusative prepositions are für, durch, ohne, gegen and um. The dative prepositions are mit, bei, von, zu, aus, nach and seit. The genitive prepositions are wegen, während, trotz and statt. The two-way prepositions are the ones students mix up: in, auf, an, unter, über, vor, hinter, neben and zwischen take the accusative for where something is going and the dative for where it is. So it's in den Park when you walk there, and in dem Park once you're there. German usually shortens that second one to im Park, and when a contraction applies, the answer key gives both forms: dem (im). For a plain Akkusativ and Dativ worksheet, tick only those two cases in the filter.
German adjective endings worksheets
Adjective endings follow three tables, and the generator lets you drill them one at a time. After der or dieser, adjectives take the weak endings (dem alten Mann). After ein or mein, they take the mixed endings (ein alter Mann). With no article, they take the strong endings (mit kaltem Wasser). Choose one table for a focused worksheet, or all three once the class can tell them apart. The stem is printed on the sheet, so students write only the ending and the spelling of the adjective never gets in the way. For harder practice, the whole phrases exercise asks for the article, the adjective and the noun together.
How accurate are the answers?
No ending on these worksheets is typed by hand. The bank stores each phrase as markup (its case, article, adjective and noun), and the generator declines it from the textbook tables, so the answer key always matches the rules. Noun genders and endings come from Wiktionary, which covers the irregular ones such as des Mannes, dem Jungen, des Herzens and den Kindern. Every sentence also passes an automatic check that the noun exists and that the case matches its preposition. Some nouns have two standard genitive forms, such as des Tages and des Tags. The sheet prints the more common one, and in the whole phrases exercise the answer key shows both, as des Tag(e)s. So a student who writes des Tags has not made a mistake.
Free worksheets for teachers and classrooms
Every sheet prints in black and white with a name and date line, and you can photocopy it freely. Use the case chart as the first handout when you introduce the German cases, then a worksheet per case as the class reaches it, starting with the accusative and dative and leaving the genitive for later. Turn the hints off for a test, and shuffle a fresh set for each class. If your students are working on verbs too, the same site makes German verb conjugation worksheets.
Frequently asked questions
Are these German case worksheets free?
Yes. Print them or save them as PDF with no signup, no account and no watermark. Teachers can photocopy them freely.
Which levels and topics are covered?
Levels A1, A2, B1 and B2, from a bank of about 1,200 sentences. Most are at A1 and A2, and about 100 are at B2. The topics are everyday ones: school, family, food, travel, work and home. Filter by level to keep a worksheet at the right difficulty.
Can I make a German articles worksheet?
Yes. Choose the Articles exercise, and students fill in der, den, dem, des, einen, meinem and the rest. Filter by case and by article type: der/die/das, ein/kein, possessives such as mein, or dieser/jeder/welcher. With hints on, the nominative article prints in brackets after each gap, as in (der).
Can I make an accusative and dative worksheet?
Yes. Tick only the accusative and the dative in the case filter, and every sentence on the sheet practices one or the other. The live count shows how many sentences match before you print.
Does it cover two-way prepositions?
Yes. The prepositions exercise includes in, auf, an, unter, über, vor, hinter, neben and zwischen, which take the accusative for where to and the dative for where. It also covers the accusative, dative and genitive prepositions, and the answer key shows contractions such as im and zum next to the full form.
How does the adjective endings worksheet work?
The adjective stem is printed and students add the ending, so alt__ becomes alten. You can choose the endings after der or dieser (weak), after ein or mein (mixed) or with no article (strong), or mix all three.
Is there an answer key?
Yes. Every worksheet has an answer key on separate pages, showing each sentence with the answers in bold. Where a contraction applies, the key gives both, as in dem (im). The name-the-case key colors each case.
Is there a printable German case chart?
Yes. The case chart is one page with the definite and indefinite article tables, kein and the possessives, dieser, jeder and welcher, all three adjective ending tables, the personal pronouns, the prepositions by case and the contractions: am, im, zum, zur, beim, vom, ans and ins.
Can I print on A4 and US Letter?
Yes. Choose the paper size on the preview before printing, and choose "Save as PDF" in the print dialog to keep a copy. Every sheet prints in black and white with a name and date line.
Licenses and credits
Noun tables come from English Wiktionary through kaikki.org (CC BY-SA 4.0). The sentences were written for NexaProva.