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WorksheetsCommon Latin Phrases in English
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which phrase means genuine or real?
Bona fide
Ad hoc
de facto
circa
Which phrase means the existing state of affairs or the way things are now?
Per Capita
Terra Firma
Status Quo
Led Zeppelin
Which phrase means the examination of a body after death or an autopsy?
post office
post-factum
post-meridiam
post-mortum
Which phrase means in exactly the same words?
vice versa
verbatim
versus
in vitrio
Which phrase means 'Seize the day' and is a Latin version of YOLO (You only live once) meaing you should be ambitious and do what you can as time is short?
ad infinitum
Cogito ergo sum
Carpe Diem
Et cetera
Which phrase means to improvise or say something unplanned or unscripted often found in improvisational comedy?
Ad lib
Alma mater
Ad nauseam
alter ego
Which phrase means the common language or the language many people have in common which is usually English in an international school?
lingua franca
magnum opus
quid pro quo
tabula rasa
Which phrase means a situation where roles are reversed such as when students teach the teachers something?
De jure
Vice versa
Pro forma
In situ
Which phrase describes an unwelcome person, someone who should not visit a certain place?
Pro rata
Post scriptum
Persona non grata
Post Partum
Which phrase means literally 'by the head' meaning counting each person to if we compare Sweden and China, China is a richer country overall but on average each person in Sweden is richer?
Persona
Per diem
Per capita
Post scriptum
Which phrase means for example?
Etc
e.g.
i.e.
et. al
Which phrase means by itself or in itself, as in something is not bad by itself, but may be bad in combination with other things.
ad hoc
per se
alma mater
vs.
Which phrase refers to a work that is considered an artist's greatest achievement?
For example Michelangelo's Sistene Chapel or Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up'!
Ad hoc
Terra firma
Per se
Magnum opus
Which phrase literally means a blank slate or a mind not yet affected by experiences like an innocent new born baby?
Tabula rasa
Vice versa
De facto
Per diem
Which phrase means something done for a specific purpose or situation, often temporarily or in an improvised, unplanned way?
Post scriptum
Alma mater
Carpe diem
Ad hoc
Which Latin phrase means 'my other self' and is used to refer to a person's alternative personality or close trusted friend? Such as Peter Parker and Spiderman.
Alter ego
Tabula rasa
Ad lib
Et cetera
Are there any Latin phrases you know which are commonly used in English?
Write a sentence using a Latin phrase commonly used in English.
Don't forget to use a capital letter and a full stop.
