Chapter 2: Singulars and Plurals Practice

Which of the following is a singular noun ending?

• a

• ae

Which of the following is a plural noun ending?

• a

• ae

What does it mean for a verb to be singular?

• one noun is doing the action

• only one action is happening

• the action is being done to one noun

• the action is only done once

What does it mean for a verb to be plural?

• more than one noun is doing the action

• more than one action is happening

• the action is being done to more than one noun

• the action is being done more than once

Singular verbs have the verb ending -_

Plural verbs have the verb ending -_

Sort the following singular and plural nouns and verbs.

Groups:

(a) Singular Nouns

,

(b) Plural Nouns

,

(c) Singular Verbs

,

(d) Plural Verbs

• sedent

• scribit

• villa rustica

• puella

• ambulat

• villae rusticae

• villae

• legit

• sunt

• est

• villa

• legunt

• Flavia

• puellae

• amica

• Cornelia

• currunt

• currit

• ambulant

• amicae

Match the following verbs with their translations.

• he/she/it is writing

• scribit

• they are reading

• legunt

• they are writing

• legit

• he/she/it is reading

• scribunt

Singular verbs must have singular subjects.

Plural verbs must have plural subjects.

Match the following subjects and verbs.

puellae (a)   .

puella (b)   .

• currunt
• currit

Singular verbs must have singular subjects.

Plural verbs must have plural subjects.

Match the following subjects and verbs.

Flavia ​ (a)   .

Flavia et Cornelia (b)   .

• legunt
• legit