Optional Exercises, Chapter 4

Here are additional practice exercises for Chapter 4. The key is at the bottom.

I. Translate the following:

1. sumus ________________

2. estis ____________

3. sunt ______________

4. est ______________

5. sum ______________

6. es _________________

II. Identify the gender (M., F., or N), number (sing. or pl.), and case (nom., gen., etc.) and translate into English or Latin, as indicated.

EX. otium magnum (3 ways): neuter, sing., nom., acc., or voc., great leisure

1. vir malus

2. bella mala (3 ways):

3. dona bella (3 ways)

4. of a foolish friend

5. remedii veri

6. for the teacher

7. an evil war (direct object)

8. by beautiful gifts

9. officiorum parvorum


III. Translate:

1. Periculum belli parvum est.

2. Puer et puella non sunt stulti.

3. Sunt multae rosae.

4, Sumus filiae bonae.

5. Es filius humanus.

6. Magister officium magnum habet.

ANSWER KEY:

I. 1. We are

2. you are

3. they are

4. he, she, it is

5. I am

6. you are

II. 1. masc., sing., nom.: an evil man

2. neuter, pl., nom., acc., or voc.: evil wars

3. neut., pl., nom., acc., or voc.: beautiful gifts

4. masc. or fem., sing., gen.: stulti amici or stultae amicae

5. neut., sing., gen.: of a true remedy

6. m. or f., sing., dat.: magistro or magistrae

7. neut., sing., acc.: bellum malum

8. neut., pl., abl.: donis bellis

9. neut., pl., gen.: of small duties

III. 1. The danger of war is small.

2. The boy and girl are not foolish (fools).

3. There are many roses.

4. We are good daughters.

5. You are a humane (kind, refined) son.

6. The teacher has a great duty.