Grammar Hammer
Translation Station
Derivative Rock
Bag of Tricks
The Endings
100

Complete the following analogy: taberna : tabernam :: leo : _____.


leonem


100

Translate the following sentence: “I see the slave.”


ego servum video.


100

Give the Latin noun and its meaning from which the word “vocation” is derived.


What is vocat / calls?


100

The drunken Grumio thinks this animal is attacking him in the dining room.


What is a lion?


100

This is the imperfect ending for 3rd person plural.

What is -bant?

200

Complete the sentence with the correct verb:

tu non ___________ laetus.

(sum / es / est)


What is es?

200

Translate:

quis anulum habet?


Who has the ring?


200

If a person were having pecuniary difficulties, what kind of problem would s/he be having - social, moral, physical, or financial?


financial


200

This is the reason why, despite angering Clemens and Grumio,  she didn't anger Metella.


What is she made Metella's hair and clothes pretty.

200

This is the ending for a 1st declension accusative singular. (vowel + consonant)

What is -am?

300

Complete the sentence with the correct verb:

ego ceram ______________ .

(habeo / habet / habet)

What is "habeo"?

300

Translate the following sentence into English: “tu pecuniam habes.”


“You have (the) money.”


300

Jon’s desire for knowledge was insatiable. Give the Latin word and its meaning from which “insatiable” is derived.


What is satis / enough?


300

Caecilius calls Hermogenes to this building to settle their legal dispute.

What is the basilica?


300

This is the ending for first person singular imperfect. 

What is -bam?

400

Identify the case of the underlined word:

mercator pecuniam non reddit.

What is nominative?


400

Translate the following Latin sentence: 

tu villam circumspectas.


You look around the house.


400

Events proved the politician to be mendacious. Give the Latin word and its meaning from which “mendacious” is derived.


What is mendax / liar?


400

eheu! is a Latin exclamation. Does it express amazement, joy, pain or disappointment?


What is disappointment?


400

This is the ending for 2nd person singular present tense verbs.

What is -s?

500

Give the Latin word for you have.

What is habes?

500

Translate the following sentence: ego in foro ambulo.


I walk/am walking in the forum.


500

The students viewed an annular eclipse of the sun. From what Latin word does “annular” come? What did the sun appear like?


What is anulus / ring?


500

Caecilius pecuniam tradit. quis pecuniam non reddit?


Who is Hermogenes?


500

This is the ending for 3rd person plural perfect verbs.

What is -erunt.

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