Practise Translation: The Wolf and the Dog

Practise Translation: The Wolf and the Dog

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise the conjugation of verbs in the singular persons by translating a fable about a conversation between a dog and a wolf.

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12 Questions

Q1.
1. How do you tell who is doing the verb in Latin?
Pronoun in front of the verb
Correct answer: Verb ending
Q2.
2. Which of these is the correct order of persons in English?
I, you (pl), he/she/it, they, we, you (pl)
Correct answer: I, you (s), he/she/it, we, you (pl), they
I, you (s), we, he/she/it, you (pl), they
Q3.
3. Match the Latin person ending '-o' to the English.
He/she/it
Correct answer: I
You (s)
Q4.
3. Match the Latin person ending '-s' to the English.
He/she/it
I
Correct answer: You (s)
Q5.
3. Match the Latin person ending '-tis' to the English.
They
We
Correct answer: You (pl)
Q6.
3. Match the Latin person ending '-nt' to the English.
Correct answer: They
We
You (pl)
Q7.
5. Who is doing the following verb: scribo?
He/she/it
Correct answer: I
You (s)
Q8.
6. Who is doing the following verb: salutas?
They
We
Correct answer: You (s)
Q9.
7. What does scribimus mean?
Correct answer: We write
You (pl) write
Q10.
8. What does laboratis mean?
Correct answer: You (pl) work
You (s) work
Q11.
9. What does portat mean?
Correct answer: He/she/it carries
They carry
Q12.
10. Pick TWO answers which together give the correct translation of exspectamus.
I
see
Correct answer: wait
watch
Correct answer: We
You (s)

12 Questions

Q1.
In English, how do you tell who is doing the verb?
Correct answer: Pronoun in front of the verb
Verb ending
Q2.
In Latin, how do you tell who is doing the verb?
Pronoun in front of the verb
Correct answer: Verb ending
Q3.
Which of these is the correct order of persons in English?
Correct answer: I, you (s), he/she/it, we, you (pl), they
I, you (s), we, he/she/it, you (pl), they
Q4.
Match the following Latin person endings to the English: -o
He/she/it
Correct answer: I
You (s)
Q5.
Match the following Latin person endings to the English: -s
He/she/it
I
Correct answer: You (s)
Q6.
Match the following Latin person endings to the English: -t
Correct answer: He/she/it
I
You (s)
Q7.
Who is doing the following verb: habeo?
He/she/it
Correct answer: I
You (s)
Q8.
Who is doing the following verb: ambulat?
Correct answer: He/she/it
I
You (s)
Q9.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: cibum habet?
Correct answer: He has food.
I have food.
You (s) have food.
Q10.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: circum villam ambulas?
He walks around the house.
I walk around the house.
Correct answer: You (s) walk around the house.
Q11.
What does the following Latin sentence mean: canis spectat?
He watches the dog.
Correct answer: The dog watches.
Q12.
What is the moral of the fable of the wolf and the dog?
Correct answer: Value freedom at any cost.
Value your current situation.

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UnitLatin / Conjugation of Regular Verbs