Latin III Review Packet:
Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs
I.
Nouns
1st Declension Nouns:
The gender of 1st declension nouns is almost always _____________.
The nominative singular ending is ____. The genitive ending is ____.
List the endings below:
sg
pl
Nom
_____
_____
Gen
_____
_____
Dat
_____
_____
Acc
_____
_____
Abl
_____
_____
2nd Declension Nouns:
The genders of 2nd declension nouns can be _____________ or ______________.
The nominative singular ends in _____ or _____. The genitive ending is ____.
2nd declension neuter nouns differ from masculine nouns in that they end in ____ in the
nominative singular and ____ in the nominative and accusative plurals.
*The vocative singular for 2nd declension nouns ending in –us is _____. The vocative
singular for 2nd declension nouns ending in –ius is ____.
ex: servus  serve (O slave)
Lucius  Luci (O Lucus)
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Decline the following nouns:
1. amicus –i
gender: _____________
sg
pl
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
2. baculum –i
gender: ____________
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
Irregular 2nd Declension Nouns: vir, puer, ager
These nouns do not end in the typical –us. Nevertheless, they are declined like regular 2nd
declension nouns after the nominative singular.
*Pay special attention to whether or not the stem changes in the genitive.
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vir viri:
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
puer pueri:
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
ager agri:
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
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3rd Declension Nouns:
3rd declension nouns can be ________________ genders.
The nominative singular form ends in _____. The genitive ends in _____. Because of
this, it is very important that you memorize the genitive endings!!
Decline the following nouns and provide the genitive form:
miles _____________
gender: ____________
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
urbs _____________
gender: ____________
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
nomen _____________
gender: ____________
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
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Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
4th Declension Nouns:
The gender of 4th declension nouns is usually ______________ or ____________. But
there are two important exceptions. These are ____________ and _____________ which
are ___________ nouns.
The nominative singular ending is ____. The genitive ending is ____. These nouns
can be most easily confused with ____ declension nouns.
Neuter 4th declension nouns are recognizable because the nominative ends in ___.
Decline the following nouns:
risus –us
gender: ____________
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
manus -us
gender: ____________
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
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Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
5th Declension Nouns:
The gender of 5th declension nouns is almost always _____________. An important
exception to this is ____________ which is a ______________ noun.
The nominative singular ending is ____. The genitive ending is ____. These nouns
can be most easily confused with ____ declension nouns.
Decline the following nouns:
res rei
gender: ____________
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
des dei
gender: ____________
Nom _________________
_________________
Gen
_________________
_________________
Dat
_________________
_________________
Acc
_________________
_________________
Abl
_________________
_________________
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II.
Adjectives
a. Positive Adjectives
Adjectives modify __________ and they agree in ____________, _____________,
and ______________.
*Substantives: Adjectives can also stand alone in a sentence without a noun. In these
instances, they take on their gender as the noun. For example, bonus alone in a sentence
can mean “a good man” because it is masculine singular.
212 Adjectives:
212 Adjectives take _________________ ____________ endings, _______________
____________ endings, and __________________ ___________ endings.
Fill in the 212 endings in the chart:
Singular
Masc
Fem
Plural
Neut
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
Masc
Fem
Neut
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
3rd Declension Adjectives:
3rd declension adjectives follow 3rd declension noun endings with a few exceptions.
Singular
Masc
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
*
Fem
*
Plural
Neut
*
Masc
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
*
Fem
Neut
*
*
*
*
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Some 3rd declension adjective have a stem change in the genitive case. These adjectives
are listed in your vocabulary like a noun with the nominative and genitive form.
Ex: ingens ingentis
singular
Masc/Fem
Neuter
Masc/Fem
Neuter
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
plural
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
b. Comparative Adjectives
To form the comparative, add ______ for the masculine/feminine and ____ for the
neuter to the base of the adjective. Comparative adjectives are declined like _______
__________________________.
For the following adjectives, turn them into comparatives and decline:
1. longus –a –um
singular
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Masc/Fem
Neuter
Masc/Fem
Neuter
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
plural
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
2. brevis –is –e
singular
Masc/Fem
Neuter
Masc/Fem
Neuter
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
plural
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
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c. Superlative Adjectives
The superlative adjective is formed by adding ________________________ for the to
the base of the adjective. Comparative adjectives are declined like ________________
______________. Superlative adjectives decline like __________________________.
*adjectives ending in –er: to form the superlative, add rimus –a –um (2 r’s).
Ex: celer  celerrimus –a -um
*6 adjectives ending in –lis (similis, dissimilis, facilis, diffacilis, gracilis, humilis): to
form the superlative, add –limus –a –um (2 ls).
Ex: simillimus
For the following adjectives, form the superlative and decline:
1. miser –a –um
singular
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
plural
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
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1. fortis –is –e
singular
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
plural
Nom
Gen
Dat
Acc
Abl
d. Irregular Adjectives
Memorize! Memorize! Memorize!
Positive:
Comparative:
Superlative:
Good:
bonus –a –um
melior, melius
optimus –a –um
Bad:
malus –a –um
peior, peius
pessimus –a –um
Big:
magnus –a –um
maior, maius
maximus –a –um
Small:
parvus –a –um
minor, minus
minimus –a –um
Much:
multus –a –um
plus*
plurimus –a –um
Many:
multi –ae –a
plures, plura
plurimi –ae –a
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III.
Noun-Adjective Pairs
Remember, adjectives modify nouns in ____________, _____________, and
______________. This does NOT mean that they will have the same endings!
Practice declining noun-adjective pairs with the pairs on the next page. Make sure you
determine declension before you start writing down endings.
1. The best girl
singular
plural
nom. _____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
gen.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
dat.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
acc.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
abl.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
2. The shorter dog
singular
plural
nom. _____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
gen.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
dat.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
acc.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
abl.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
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3.
The beautiful thing
singular
plural
nom. _____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
gen.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
dat.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
acc.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
abl.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
4. the bigger man
singular
plural
nom. _____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
gen.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
dat.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
acc.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
abl.
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
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IV.
Adverbs
a. Positive Adverbs
212 Adjectives: add ____ to the base of the adjective to form the adverb.
ex. longus –a –um  longe
3rd Declension Adjectives: add ____ to the base of the adjective to for the adverb.
ex: brevis –is –e  breviter
b. Comparative Adverbs
To form the comparative adverb, use the ___________ form of the ______________
adjective.
ex: longior –ius  longius
c. Superlative Adverbs
To form the superlative adverb, add __ onto the _________________ adjective form.
ex: longissimus –a –um  longissime
d. Irregular Adverbs
Memorize! Memorize! Memorize!
bene, well
melius, better
optime, best
male, badly
peius, worse
pessime, worst
facile, easily
facilius, easier
facillime, most easily
magnopere, greatly
magis, more
maxime, most
paulum, little
minus, less
minime, least
multum, much
plus, more
plurimum, most
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Practice: Turn the following adjectives into adverbs (keep the same degree).
1. stultior
2. pulcherrimus
3. minor
4. facillimus
5. miserior
6. felix –is –e
7. brevissimus
8. laetus –a –um
9. optimus –a –um
10. iratior
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