CLC 8 Superlatives: Quick Practice

Then the spectators were very happy.

• tum spectatorēs erant laetissmī
• tum spectatorēs erant laetissimēs
• tum spectatorēs erant laetī
• tum spectatorēs erant laetēs

The gladiator fought the most fierce lion.

• gladiator ferox leo pugnavit 
• gladiator ferocem leonem pugnavit 
• gladiator ferocissimum leonem pugnavit 
• gladiator ferocissimus leonem pugnavit 

My dinner was the best.

• mea cēna optima erat
• meus cēna optima erat
• mea cēna optissima erat
• mea cēna bonissima erat

Caecilius sees the most cowardly liars in the forum.

• Caecilius mendacēs ignāvōs in forō videt.
• Caecilius mendacēs ignāvissimōs in forō videt.
• Caecilius mendacēs ignāvissimus in forō videt.
• Caecilius mendacem ignāvissimum in forō videt.

The wolf kills the deer; the deer is very dead.

• lupus cervum necat; cervus mortuissimus est.
• lupus cervum necat; cervus mortuus est.
• lupī cervum necant; cervus mortissimus est.
• lupus cervum necat; cervus mortissima est.

The city has a very huge crowd in the arena.

• urbs ingentissimam turbam in arēnā habet.
• urbs ingentissima turba in arēnā habet.
• urbs ingentissimus turbam in arēnā habet.
• urbs ingentem turbam in arēnā habet.

The very angry judge says "enough!"

• iūdex iratissimus inquit "satis!"
• iūdex iratissimex inquit "satis!"
• iūdex iratissimōs inquit "satis!"
• iūdex iratus inquit "satis!"

The strongest Romans fear nothing.

• fortissimī Rōmanī nihil timent
• fortēs Rōmanī nihil timet
• fortissimī Rōmanī nōn timet
• fortissimī Rōmanus nihil timent

Cerberus is the biggest dog in Rome.

• Cerberus maximus canis in Romā est.
• Cerberus magnissimus canis in Romā est.
• Cerberus maximus canem in Romā est.
• Cerberus maxima canis in Romā est.

What goes before an adjective's ending to show that it means "the most X, very X, the X-est"?

• -issim-
• -v-
• -us
• -eru-