Lat.St10. Comps&Sups

There are three kinds of adjectives, which are they?

• comparative

• superlative

• componative

• substantive

• positive

Match the adjective to the translation

• happy, sad, angry

• comparative

• the happiest, the most sad, very angry

• superlative

• happier, sadder, more angry

• positive

What English word follows a comparative adjective to make a comparative phrase?

e.g. I am faster .......... you.

• as

• than

• with

• of

What is the Latin word for "than"?

• quid

• quan

• quam

• quis

Match the following adjectives to their meanings

• small

• malus

• many

• parvus

• good

• bonus

• bad

• magnus

• big

• multus

Reorder the following Latin words to create the comparative phrase:

The Romans are braver than the Greeks

• quam

• Graeci

• Romani

• fortiores

• sunt

You can usually recognise a superlative by what letters in the middle?

• ss

• tt

• ll

• pp

• rr

Match the following irregular comparatives to their meanings

• better

• minor

• smaller

• plus/plures

• greater/bigger

• maior

• more

• melior

• worse

• peior

Which is the correct superlative form of laetus, a, um?

• laeterrimus, a, um

• laetissimus, a, um

• laetillimus, a, um

• laettimus, a, um

You can usually recognise a comparative by what ending?

• -ier

• -iar

• -ior

• -ire