WorksheetsGerunds & Gerundives
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
A gerund is a verbal
noun
adjective
adverb
pronoun
A gerund(ive) can be recognized by the letters (a) in the middle
Find the gerund(ive): ego et frater meus ad certandum missi sumus.
sumus
frater
meus
certandum
missi
Find the gerund(ive): nulla spes habendi liberos iam manet.
habendi
nulla
spes
liberos
manet
Find the gerund(ive): investigando Turia cognovit quid accidisset.
investigando
Turia
cognovit
quid
accidisset
Find the gerund(ive): in omnibus athletis ingens cupido vincendi inest.
(a)
Translate: consul os ad respondendum aperuit
for the response
for the purpose of responding
to the responding person
Translate: optimam occasionem effugiendi nunc habemus.
of escaping
I escaped
to escape
with an escape
Translate: cantando et saltando, puellae hospites delectaverunt.
by singing and dancing
I sing and dance
with the song having been sung
with a song and a dance
Translate: poetae nihil de arte navigandi sciunt.
poets don't know how to sail skillfully
poets know nothing from the artistic sailor
poets know nothing about the art of sailing
poets don't know how to sail from art
Find the gerund(ive): pueri patrem evaserunt ludendo in horto.
ludendo
pueri
evaserunt
in
horto
Find the gerund(ive): e periculo effugere conamur in urbe manendo.
periculo
effugere
conamur
urbe
manendo
Find the gerund(ive): mater domum ad dormiendum redit.
mater
domum
dormiendum
ad
redit
Translate: discendo et laborando, multa cognoscimus.
by learning and working
to learn and work
for learning and working
from learning and working
Translate: hoc tempus bonum est ambulando.
by walking
for walking
of walking
for the purpose of walking
Translate: iuvenes post murum se celaverunt melius audiendi causa.
by hearing
for hearing
of hearing
for the purpose of hearing
Translate: ars bene loquendi non omnibus est facilis
by speaking
for speaking
of speaking
for the purpose of speaking
