# _____ Nomen: _______________ Classis:
A Intro to Latin
Unit 2 – CONNECTIONS (u2-27)
Due Date:
My Spanish / French teacher is:
1. In English, adjectives have only one spelling. For example: a tall boy, a tall girl, tall buildings. Tall is spelled the
same no matter which word it modifies and no matter whether the noun is singular or plural. In Latin, however, the
spelling of an adjective changes depending on the gender of the noun it is modifying. Do Spanish / French adjectives
have different endings with regard to gender (masculine / feminine)?
yes
no
2. If so, give an example using the same adjective with a masculine and then a feminine noun
in Spanish / French:
good girl =
good boy =
3. In Latin, there is one set of endings for adjectives when they modify singular nouns and separate endings for
adjectives when they modify plural nouns. Does Spanish / French have separate endings for adjectives when they
modify singular and plural nouns?
yes
no
4. If so, give an example of the same adjective modifying the same noun first in singular and then in
the plural in Spanish / French.
good girl =
good girls =
5. In Latin both nouns (not pronouns) and adjectives change ending depending on whether they are functioning as
subjects, direct objects, etc. Is this true for Spanish / French ?
yes
no
6. If so, give an example of a singular noun (not a pronoun) that changes its ending when it is used as a subject and
then as a direct object in Spanish / French.
good girl
as a subject =
good girl
as a direct object =
7. In English, an adjective is usually placed before the noun it modifies. In Latin, it is usually placed after the noun it
modifies. In Spanish / French, where are the adjectives usually placed?
usually before
usually after
On the back side of this page, write either the French / Spanish DERIVATIVES and their definitions for the Latin
vocabulary list for Unit 2. If you aren’t sure if they are correct, use a French / Spanish dictionary to find out. You
may also use the internet for this lesson only.
DO NOT WRITE THEM HERE - THEY GO ON THE BACK OF THIS PAGE!
-5pts each wrong derivative
-10pts roots not circled
Score
Rescore
-5pts each wrong or blank answer
Corrections needed / complete for a max of 70%
Unit 2 - Page 27
# _____ Nomen: _______________ Classis:
A Intro to Latin
Directions: Using a Spanish-English or French-English dictionary, find a Spanish / French word that is related in BOTH
SPELLING AND MEANING for the Latin word in column 1 and write it in column 2. It does not have to be the exact
definition of the Latin word but can be. Circle the Latin word hidden within the word you put in column 2. Next write the
definition from the Spanish / French dictionary into column 3. DO NOT write the defnition of the Latin word in column 3;
you need to write the definition of the Spanish / French word you wrote in column 2. Three or more missing / wrong answers
will be counted as an incomplete. You may use the internet for this lesson.
COLUMN 1
COLUMN 2
COLUMN 3
Spanish / French DERIVATIVE:
LATIN
English DEFINITION of Spanish /
Do not fill in the column until after
Circle the Latin word hidden within
column 2. (This column is the English
the word for this column. (This
definition of the 2nd column NOT the
column is in French / Spanish.)
1st column.)
fama, famae fame, rumor, reputation
forma, formae form, shape, beauty
fortuna, fortunae fortune, luck
ira, irae anger, ire
nauta, nautae sailor
patria, patriae country, fatherland
pecunia, pecuniae money
philosophia, philosophiae philosophy
porta, portae gate, entrance
poeta, poetae poet
poena, poenae penalty, punishment
rosa, rosae rose
sententia, sententiae sentence
vita, vitae life
antiquus, antiqua, antiquum ancient
multus, multa, multum much, many
meus, mea, meum my
magnus, magna, magnum great
tuus, tua, tuum your
est is
sine without
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