Latin 1 – What Fun!
Dr. McGay
Nōmen
Ch. 12 - Worksheet on different uses of the ablative
WFBI...Ablatives, WFBI... Ablatives: Woo-Hoo!
Give the Ablative
Endings for the
first three
declensions
st
4th Decl.
5th Decl.
(next year)
(next year)
Ablative Singular
3rd
Declension
(Adjectives
+ i-stems)
-ī
-ū
-ē
Ablative Plural
-ibus
-ibus
-ēbus
1
Declension
2nd
Declension
(Masc/Neut)
3rd
Declension
(Nouns)
1. For each of the following, (1) give a Latin example; (2) put "yes" if it takes a Latin preposition & "no" if
not; (3) if "yes,"give the Latin preposition(s)* needed for that use of the ablative; (4) give the English
prepositions needed for translation of each. Follow the example (Ablative of Accompaniment).
(1) Latin Example with English
translation
Ablative of
Accompaniment
Ablative of Place
From Which
cum amicis  "with friends"
Ablative of Place
Where
(2)
Latin
Prep?
yes
(3)
If yes, what
Latin prep
cum
(4)
English
prepositions
with
***
**
Ablative of Time
When
Ablative of Time
Within Which
Ablative of Means
Ablative of
Manner
(*)
2
Underline the phrase(s) that would be an ablative when translated into Latin, then identify what type
of ablative phrase (see the list above) it would be on the space provided.
a.
George Washington walked into his father's yard with his ax.
b.
George chopped down the cherry tree with an ax.
c.
In twenty minutes, he felled the cherry tree.
d.
At three o'clock, the cherry tree fell.
e.
The cherry tree lay on the ground.
f.
With much excitement, George ate cherries.
g.
George cheerfully walked out of the yard.
h.
Within ten years I have amassed thousands of dollars.
Latin 1 – What Fun!
Dr. McGay
Nōmen
Ch. 12 - Worksheet on different uses of the ablative
i.
My money sits in the bank.
j.
On the night of April 1st, the bank was robbed.
k.
In a mad dash, the robbers stuffed bills into their bags.
l.
The robbers cracked the safe with a stick of dynamite.
m. The robbers ran out of the bank with bags of cash money & jewels.(2)
n.
They sped away by get-away car.
3. Fill in the blanks with Latin words to match the English cues, then translate the sentence.
a. Sextus
in Italia habitat. (with Marcus)
Translate:
b. Canes veniunt et tunicam
olfaciunt. (of Geta)
Translate:
c. Vilicus servos
reprehendit. (in a loud voice)
Translate:
d. Marcus patrem
arripit. (by the toga)
Translate:
e. Nobis
discedere necesse est. (at the second hour)
Translate:
f. Geta
arboris sedet. (in the branches)
Translate:
g. Davus Getam
verberat. (with a stick)
Translate:
4. Translate the following into Latin: (a) The overseers seek Geta with dogs.
(b) Mother is shouting with much anger.
(c) The slave-women wash the door with water.
(d) The slave runs away at night.
(e) The happy girl runs from the country house.
Latin 1 – What Fun!
Dr. McGay
Nōmen
Ch. 12 - Worksheet on different uses of the ablative