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- In this lesson, we will look at adverbs in Latin.
- superlative adverbs
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8 Questions
Q1.
Which of these adjectives are comparative?
Correct answer: Happier
Happier
Happy
Very happy
Q2.
Which of these adjectives are superlative?
happy
Correct answer: very happy
very happy
Q3.
Which of these Latin adjectives are positive?
fortior
Correct answer: fortis
fortis
iratissimus
Q4.
Which of these Latin adjectives are comparative?
crudelissimus
fortis
Correct answer: ingentior
ingentior
Q5.
Which of these adjectives are superlative?
Correct answer: crudelissimus
crudelissimus
fortior
fortis
Q6.
3. i) Give the SUPERLATIVE form of crudelis. ii) Give the English translation of the superlative form.
crudelior
Correct answer: crudelissimus
crudelissimus
crueller
Correct answer: cruellest
cruellest
Q7.
4. i) Give the COMPARATIVE form of callidus. ii) Give the English translation of the comparative form.
Correct answer: callidior
callidior
callidissimus
clever
Correct answer: cleverer
cleverer
cleverest
Q8.
5. (Optional) At the end of the story, in what TWO ways did Ulysses trick Polyphemus?
Correct answer: He gave him lots of wine.
He gave him lots of wine.
Correct answer: He pretended to be somebody else.
He pretended to be somebody else.
He stabbed him in the eye.
He used a magic spell.
8 Questions
Q1.
What is the definition of an adverb?
A word which describes a noun.
Correct answer: A word which describes a verb, an adjective or an adverb.
A word which describes a verb, an adjective or an adverb.
Q2.
Which THREE of these are adverbs in English.
happier
Correct answer: happily
happily
happy
loudest
Correct answer: loudly
loudly
more terrible
Correct answer: most importantly
most importantly
Q3.
Which TWO endings can adverbs have in Latin?
Correct answer: -e
-e
-ior
-issimus
Correct answer: -ter
-ter
Q4.
Which THREE of these Latin words are adverbs?
Correct answer: ferocissime
ferocissime
Correct answer: graviter
graviter
Correct answer: laete
laete
laetus
tristior
tristissimus
Q5.
Which THREE of these Latin words are comparative adjectives?
callidissima
Correct answer: ferocius
ferocius
fortiter
Correct answer: laetior
laetior
Correct answer: tristior
tristior
tristissimus
Q6.
Translate: navis celer navigat.
Correct answer: The quick ship sails.
The quick ship sails.
The ship sails quickly.
Q7.
Translate: gladiator fortiter pugnat.
The brave gladiator fights.
The braver gladiator fights.
Correct answer: The gladiator fights bravely.
The gladiator fights bravely.
Q8.
What is the difference between 'pater laetissime consumit' and 'pater laete consumit.'
One has an adjective, the other an adverb.
Correct answer: One is positive, the other superlative.
One is positive, the other superlative.