Ecce Romani: Chapter 1
A. Derivatives: Match the English derivatives with the Latin vocab words from Chapter 1. NB: some
words may be used more than once and some may not be used at all.
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aestival
misnomer
arboretum
vicinity
legible
scribble
nominate
alternative
sedentary
scripture
is
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sedet
est
legit
puella
scribit
nomine
aestate
alterna
laeta
arbore
etiam
villa
vicina
ecce
B. Vocabulary: Match the following Latin words with their English definitions. To further enhance your
understanding of each word, consider whether it is a noun, verb, adverb, conjunction or exclamation.
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___ sedet
___ dum
___ aestate
___ iam
___ nomine
___ habitat
___ quod
___ scribit
___ vicina
___ ubi
___ etiam
___ ecce
___ legit
___ et
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by name – noun
while – adverb
she/he lives – verb
she/he is writing – verb
because – conjunction
also – adverb
look – exclamation
and – conjunction
he/she does read – verb
she/he sits – verb
where – adverb
neighboring – adjective
now – adverb
in summer - noun
C. Parts of Speech: Decide if each of the following Latin words is a noun (N), adjective (A), or verb (V).
1. ____ puella
5. ____ sedet
9. ____ arbore
2. ____ habitat
6. ____ est
10. ____ Romana
3. ____ altera
7. ____ villa
11. ____ rustica
4. ____ laeta
8. ____ picture
12. ____ scribit
D. Translations: Translate the following sentences. Then, identify the nouns, adjectives and verbs in
each sentence.
1. The girl now lives in a roman house.
2. In the picture is a rustic villa.
3. Behold! A girl is reading and another girl is writing.
4. In the summer she sits under the tree.
E. Culture: Refer to the Introduction (pp. xii-xv) and Chapter 1 contents to complete this activity. Fill in
the blanks with the correct person, place, or thing from the word bank. Not every choice will be used.
articles
Romance
Baiae
sixty
Campania
French
soot
Spanish
Germanic
papyrus
thirty
Vesuvius
wax
1. The year AD 79 saw the eruption of _________________, which destroyed the city of Pompeii.
2. Latin belongs to and is the mother of the _________________ language family.
3. Ink in the ancient world might be made from natural dyes, octopus ink, or _________________.
4. Our new family is staying near a Roman resort town called _________________.
5. Latin lacks words for a, an, and the, which in English are known as _________________.
6. Writing tablets were coated with a layer of _________________ so that they might be used
again and again.
7. English belongs to the _________________ language family.
8. Latin books consisted primarily of a rolled-up paper that was made from reeds and was called
_________________.
9. The Normans brought their _________________ language with them when they conquered
England in 1066 and introduced many Latin-derived words into English.
10. Naples and Pompeii lie in which territory?