Latin 1 – What Fun! Nōmen
Dr. McGay Ch. 12 - Worksheet on different uses of the ablative
WFBI...Ablatives, WFBI... Ablatives: Woo-Hoo!
Give the Ablative Endings for the first three declensions / 1st Declension / 2nd Declension (Masc/Neut) / 3rd Declension (Nouns) / 3rd Declension(Adjectives + i-stems) / 4th Decl.
(next year) / 5th Decl.
(next year)
Ablative Singular / -ī / -ū / -ē
Ablative Plural / -ibus / -ibus / -ēbus
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 / (2)Latin Prep? / (3)
If yes, what Latin prep / (4)
English prepositions
Ablative of Accompaniment / cum amicis à "with friends" / yes / cum / with
Ablative of Place From Which / ***
Ablative of Place Where / **
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.
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.