Quid? | What?
Quis? | Who?
Cūr? | Why?
[A] Complete the Latin sentences by using the words listed
below. Some words are used more than once.
[1] What is the boy reading? The boy is
reading a book.
__________ __________ puer? Puer __________
__________.
[2] Who is the boy? The boy is the poet’s son.
__________ est puer? Puer est __________ poētae.
[3] What does the boy learn in school? The boy learns
the Latin language in school.
__________ __________ puer in
scholā? Puer in scholā __________ Latīnam __________.
[4] What does the boy do when he is not
in school. The boy works in the fields when he is not in
school.
__________ __________ puer __________
in scholā nōn est?
Puer __________ in __________ __________ in scholā nōn est.
[5] Why does Sextus not have money? He does not
have money because he does not work.
__________ Sextus nōn __________
__________? Sextus nōn __________ __________ __________ nōn __________.
cum; cūr; discit; facit; fīlius; habet; labōrat;
legit; librum; linguam; pecūniam; quid; quis; quod
[B] Complete these sentences by choosing the correct word in
brackets.
[6] What is the girl doing? She is writing a letter.
[quis / cūr / quid] facit [puella / puellae / puellam]?
[Epistulās / epistulam / epistulā] scrībit.
[7] Why do you not praise the
girl? I do not praise the girl because she is not hard-working.
[quis / cūr / quid] puellam nōn
[laudō / laudās / laudat]? Puellam nōn [laudō / laudās / laudat] quod nōn est
impigra.
[8] What is your sister carrying?
My sister is carrying roses.
Quid portat soror [tuus / tua /
tuum]? Soror [meum / meam / mea] [rosās / rosam / rosae] portat.
[9] What does the lady give to
the boy? The lady gives a book to the boy.
Quid fēmina [puerum / puerō /
puer] dat? Fēmina [puerum / puer /
puerō] [librī / librōs / librum] dat.
[10] What does the girl see in
the farmer’s field [ = the field of the farmer]? She sees a horse.
Quid puella in [ager / agrum /
agrō] [agricola / agricolam / agricolae] videt? [Equōs / equum / equīs] videt.
[C] Translate the following sentences into Latin. Note: Latin
word order usually puts the verb at the end of the sentence. This is not a
‘hard-and-fast’ rule – and Latin word order is flexible – but, at the early
stages, it is best to adhere to it.
[i] The boy is reading a book.
[ii] Sextus is working in the field with the farmer.
[iii] Why do you not praise the boys?
[iv] I do not praise the boys because they are not working.
[v] I do not give a reward to the boys.
____________________
[A]
[1] Quid legit puer? Puer librum
legit.
[2] Quis est puer? Puer est fīlius
poētae.
[3] Quid discit puer in scholā? Puer in
scholā linguam Latīnam discit.
[4] Quid facit puer cum in scholā nōn est? Puer labōrat in agrīs cum in scholā nōn est.
[5] Cūr Sextus nōn habet pecūniam?
Sextus nōn habet pecūniam quod nōn labōrat.
[B]
[6] Quid facit
puella? Epistulam scrībit.
[7] Cūr puellam nōn laudās?
Puellam nōn laudō quod nōn est impigra.
[8] Quid portat soror tua? Soror mea
rosās portat.
[9] Quid fēmina puerō dat? Fēmina puerō
librum dat.
[10] Quid puella in agrō agricolae
videt? Equum videt.
[C]
[i] Puer librum legit.
[ii] Sextus in agrō cum agricolā labōrat.
[iii] Cūr puerōs nōn laudās?
[iv] Puerōs nōn laudō quod nōn labōrant.
[v] Puerīs praemium nōn dō.