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Let's start with forms. Match the first declension endings to their cases.

• accusative

• am, ās

• nominative

• a, ae

• dative

• ā, īs

• genitive

• ae, ārum

• ablative

• ae, īs

Now match the second declension endings to their cases.

• genitive

• ō, īs (2)

• accusative

• ō, īs (1)

• ablative

• us, ī

• dative

• ī, ōrum

• nominative

• um, ōs

Same thing, but now third declension.

• genitive

• e, ibus

• ablative

• ī, ibus

• nominative

• em, ēs

• accusative

• is, um

• dative

• Ø, ēs

Okay, now let's talk function. Match the following cases to their uses in Latin.

• possessor

• nominative

• subject / PN / PA

• dative

• indirect object

• genitive

• instrument, object of preposition

• ablative

• direct object, object of preposition

• accusative

Match the following basic functions to what they do.

• has action done for its benefit

• direct object

• does the action / is described

• subject

• describes or is equated to the subject

• indirect object

• has the action done to it

• predicate noun / adjective

• action

• verb

The accusative and ablative are both used for objects of prepositions, but there is a difference. The accusative is used for prepositions of ​ (a)   , while the ablative is used for prepositions of ​ (b)   .

• motion towards
• motion away

The genitive is usually translated with the preposition ​ (a)   , while the dative usually gets ​ (b)   , and the ablative gets ​ (c)   .

• of
• to/for
• by/with/from/in