Intro, Notes
Date: __________
Latin Pronunciation:
Name:
Period:
VOWELS
Short
Long
ā as in
__________ (vīllā, pāx, fās )
a as in
__________ (ad, dat, amat, casa )
ē as in
__________ (dē, rēs, rēx, sēdēs )
e as in
__________ (ex, et, sed, bene )
ī as in
__________ (sī, quī, hīc, vīdī )
i as in
__________ (in, quis, dissimilis )
o as in
__________ (ob, mox, quot, quod)
u as in
__________ (sub, ut, dum, tuus )
ō as in __________ (dō, nōn, mōrēs, ōs )
ū as in __________ (tū, plūs, dūcō, rūs )
DIPHTHONGS (Vowel Combinations)
ae
as _____ in __________ (prae, laetae, saepe, aetās )
au
as _____ in __________ (aut, aurum, laudō, audiō )
ei
as _____ in __________ (deinde )
eu
as _____ as __________ (heu, seu, Eurōpa )
oe
as _____ in __________ (poena, proelium, moenia )
CONSONANTS
bs/bt as
_____ (urbs, obtineo)
qu
as _____ (quid, quoque )
c
as _____ (campus, cīvis ,Caesar)
s
as _____ (silva, rosa, summās )
ch
as _____ (chorus, pulchra, schola)
su +v
as _____ (suus, persuādeō )
g
as _____ (gloria, gens, gesta )
t
as _____ (tum, tempus, timeo )
th
as _____ (Athēna, thermae )
gu +v as
_____ (lingua, anguis )
i +v
as _____ (iam, ius, iubeō, maior )
v
as _____ (via, vivō, video )
ph
as _____ (amphora, amphitheatrum )
x
as _____ (vōx, rēx, dextra )
Latin Syllables:
Dividing Words Into Syllables
1. ________ vowels or a vowel and a ____________ are separated.
Example: 1. Dea de – a 2. Deae de – ae
Practice: iubeō
aedificium
duodeviginti
2. A _________ consonant between _________ vowels goes with the second vowel.
Examples: 1. Amicus a – mi – cus
Practice: dominus
fuga nātūra
2. Spiritus spi – ri – tus
agricola
3. When ______ or more consonants stand between _____________ vowels, the last consonant
goes with the second vowel.
Examples: 1. Mittō mit – tō 2. Servāre ser – vā – re
Practice: annus bellum temple frātribus appropinquō
Syllable Accent or Stress
1. In a word of _________ syllables, the accent always falls on the __________ syllable.
Example: fā ma
ser vō
saepe
nihil
2. In a word of ____________ or more syllables, the accent falls on the _________ to
_________ syllable if the syllable is long. This is called the ______________.
Example: ser vā re
for tū na
Otherwise, the accent falls __________ to last syllable before, which is called the
_____________________.
Example: mo ne ō
pa tri a
pe cu ni a
Syllable Quantity (Long or Short)
Long by Nature: Syllables are long if it contains a long vowel or a diphthong.
Long by Position: If a short vowel is followed by two or more consonants or an x.
Short: If a short vowel is followed by another vowel or a single consonant.