Year 8
Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will practise neuters by translating a story about the Greek hero Odysseus, or Ulysses, and the witch Circe.
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7 Questions
Q1.
1. What is the first rule about the neuter gender in Latin?
The nominative and accusative are always the different.
Q2.
2. How do neuter nominative and accusative plurals end?
-ae
-s
Q3.
3. Which of these 3rd declension neuters mean 'body'?
caput, capit-
Q4.
4. Which THREE of the following nouns are neuter?
amicus
femina
urbs
Q5.
5. Which THREE of the following nouns are neuter plural?
donum
puella
villa
Q6.
6. Which is the correct translation of the following sentence: verba audio?
I hear the word.
Q7.
7. Which is the correct translation of the following sentence: templum visito?
I visit the temples.
8 Questions
Q1.
1. What is the first rule about the neuter gender in Latin?
The nominative and accusative are always different.
Q2.
2. How do neuter nominative and accusative plurals end?
-ae
-es
-s
Q3.
Match the following nouns to their translation: caput, capit-
body
companion, comrade
Q4.
Match the following nouns to their translation: comes, comit-
body
head
Q5.
Match the following nouns to their translation: corpus, corpor-
companion, comrade
head
Q6.
4. Which of these three nouns is NOT neuter?
caput
corpus
Q7.
5. Which THREE of the following nouns are neuter plural?
femina
villa
Q8.
Why did Ulysses' companion Gryllus want to remain a pig?
He didn't want to endure more adventures with Ulysses.
He was always dirty anyway.