Sunday, April 14, 2024

18.03.24: practice in the 3-iō conjugation

Some simple exercises to practise the 3-iō conjugation

[1] Put the 3rd-iō conjugation verbs into the corresponding singular or plural form, for example:

faciō > facimus

  1. accipitis
  2. capit
  3. cupitis
  4. dēcipit
  5. fodiunt
  6. ēicis
  7. facit
  8. fugit
  9. iacimus
  10. interficiō
  11. rapiō
  12. reficis

[2] Translate:

  1. Agricola scapham reficit.
  2. Cōpiae Rōmānae barbarōs capiunt.
  3. Cūr illum virum dēcipis?
  4. Incolae argentum fodiunt.
  5. Pōpulus tyrannum ex oppidō ēicit.
  6. Puerī saxa iaciunt.
  7. Quid cupitis?
  8. Troiānī equum ligneum ā Graecīs accipiunt.

[3] Image #1: What are these people doing? Choose the appropriate verb.


[4] Image #2: Put the verbs into their appropriate forms.

accipiō, -ere [3-iō] > dōnum accipere │ to receive a gift

capiō, ere [3-iō] > manum capere │ to take / grasp the hand

cupiō, -ere [3-iō] > rēgnum cupere │ to desire the kingdom, power, authority

dēcipiō, -ere  [3-iō] > hominem honestum dēcipere │ to deceive an honourable man

ēiciō, -ere [3-iō] > tyrannum ēicere │ to drive out the tyrant

faciō, -ere [3-iō] > ignem facere │ to make a fire

fodiō, -ere [3-iō] > argentum fodere │ to mine / dig for silver

fugiō, -ere [3-iō] > perīculum fugere │ to flee from / escape the danger

iaciō, -ere [3-iō] > pilam iacere │ to throw a ball

interficiō, -ere [3-iō] > rēgem interficere │ to kill the king

rapiō, ere [3-iō] > puerum rapere │ to carry off the child

reficiō, -ere [3-iō] > nāvem reficere │ to repair the ship


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