Friday, November 6, 2026

10.06.27: Level 1; First Latin Lessons (23); review [4]

arma, -ōrum [2/n/pl]: weapons

castra, -ōrum [2/n/pl]: camp

Note: the noun in Latin is plural, but it has a singular meaning; verbs and adjectives used with it are also in the plural

galea, -ae [1/f]: helmet

lātus, -a, -um: wide; broad

male: badly

nēmō: nobody; used with a singular verb

omnēs: everyone; used with a plural verb

vir, -ī [2/m]: man

[1] Complete the Latin texts with the endings and words listed below; many of these are used more than once.

I: Everybody loves and praises [= all (the people) love and praise] Publius because he is a good man. No one praises his son because he is not hardworking and works badly. Publius is unhappy because his son is not hardworking.

Omnēs amīc_____ Publi_____ amant et __________ quod __________ bon_____ est. Nēmō fīli_____ eius __________, quod impiger nōn est et male labōrat. Pūbli_____ est __________ quod fīli_____ nōn est impiger.

-ī; labōrat; laudant; laudat; -um; -us; vir; miser

II: In your house I see a helmet and a shield. I also see a sword. Your weapons are Roman. Now we see helmets and swords in war, but we do not see shields.

In tēct_____ tu_____ gale_____ et scūt_____ __________. Gladi_____ quoque __________. Tu_____ arm_____ sunt Rōmān_____. Nunc gale_____ et gladi_____ in bell_____ __________, sed scūt_____ nōn __________.

-a; -am; -ās; -ō; -ōs; -um; vidēmus; videō

III: Our town has wide streets. In the streets we see many boys and girls. The boys and girls are hurrying from school.

III: Oppid_____ nostr_____ vi_____ lāt_____ habet. In vi_____ mult_____ puer_____ et puell_____ vidēmus. Puer_____ et puell_____ ex schol_____ properant.

-ā; -ae; -ās; -ī; -īs; -ōs; -um

[2] Complete the Latin sentences by choosing the correct translation:

[i] Why are you carrying no books today?

Cūr __________ hodiē portās?

[A] nūllī librī; [B] nūllum librum; [C] nūllōs librōs

[ii] (1) My friend is carrying (2) my books today.

__________ hodiē __________ portat.

(1) [A] amīcus meus; [B] amīcī meī; [C] amīcum meum

(2) [A] librī meī; [B] librōs meōs; [C] librīs meīs

[iii] I often carry my friend’s books.

Saepe librōs __________ portō.

[A] amīcōrum meōrum; [B] amicō meō; [C] amīcī meī

[iv] From our town we see the camp.

[iv] Ex __________ castra vidēmus.

[A] oppidum nostrum; [B] oppida nostra; [C] oppidō nostrō

[3] Translate into Latin

[i] The camp is large. My friend is now in the camp. [Check vocabulary note]

[ii] The little boy reads many books.

[iii] Marcus is unhappy today.

[iv] The field is large but the garden is small.

[v] Your horse is beautiful but it is not strong.

[vi] There are many roses in my garden.

____________________

[1]

I: Omnēs amīcī Publium amant et laudant quod vir bonus est. Nēmō fīlium eius laudat, quod impiger nōn est et male labōrat. Pūblius est miser quod fīlius nōn est impiger.

II: In tēctō tuō galeam et scūtum videō. Gladium quoque videō. Tua arma sunt Rōmāna. Nunc galeās et gladiōs in bellō vidēmus, sed scūta nōn vidēmus.

III: Oppidum nostrum viās lātās habet. In viīs multōs puerōs et puellās vidēmus. Puerī et puellae ex scholā properant.

[2]

[i] Cūr nūllōs librōs hodiē portās?

[ii] Amīcus meus hodiē librōs meōs portat.

[iii] Saepe librōs amīcī meī portō.

[iv] Ex oppidō nostrō castra vidēmus.

[3]

[i] Castra magna sunt. Amīcus meus nunc in castrīs est.

[ii] Puer parvus multōs librōs legit.

[iii] Mārcus hodiē est miser.

[iv] Ager est magnus sed hortus parvus est.

[v] Equus tuus est pulcher sed nōn est validus.

[vi] In hortō meō sunt multae rosae.

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