Stage 13+14 - Adjectives & Prepositions

Adjectives must match the noun it describes in ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , and ​ (c)   .

• gender
• case
• number
• conjugation
• declension
• tense
• infinitive
• principal part

Adjectives are __________________.

• words that describe a noun or pronoun

• words that describe a verb

• categories of verbs

• action words

• person, place, things, or ideas

Adjectives will be placed immediately __________ the noun they describe.

• in front of

• after

Adjectives of __________ appear before the noun the describe.

• size & quantity

• nominative case & superlative degree

• gender & number

• quality & degree

Adjectives HAVE to match the declension (aka same ending) as the noun they describe.

• True

• False

Put the proper adjectives in the column with the noun it can describe based on gender, case, and number.

Groups:

(a) mensam (f, acc, sg)

,

(b) muro (m, dat, sg)

,

(c) canibus (mf, dat, pl)

,

(d) gladiator (m, nom, sg)

• puram

• famosus

• intellegens

• severus

• ferocibus

• fragilem

• amabilibus

• magnam

• altam

• elegantem

• magno

• celeribus

• sordido

• gravi

• robusti

• obedientibus

• spatioso

• dives

• ferox

• magnis

Which adjective describes the noun the best?

mensa ​ (a)  

• densa
• altissimum
• difficiles
• gravibus

Which adjective describes the noun the best?

puerum​ ​ (a)   ​

• altissimi
• difficili
• gravibus
• celerem
• terribiles

Which adjective describes the noun the best?

senatores​ ​ (a)   ​

• altissimis
• difficilibus
• gravis
• impatientes
• magno

Choose the correct form of the adjective to complete the sentence.

puer felem​ (a)   habet.

• ferocem
• ferox
• feroces
• feroci
• ferocibus