Worksheets6. prepositions
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
Study the following sentences:
Sabīna per urbem festīnat.
Sabina hurries through the city.Rūfīna ē popinā currit.
Rufina runs out of the bar.Mānius est prope fontem.
Manius is near the fountain.familia dē cellā dēscendit.
The family comes down from their room.Words such as per (through), prope (near), ē (from, out of), and dē (from, down from) are known as prepositions.
Some prepositions, such as per and prope, are followed by the accusative case; others, such as dē and ē, are followed by the ablative case.
You have already met the following prepositions:
Prepositions + accusative ad to, towards; ā, ab by, from: apud at the house of, among: cumwith: in into, onto
Prepositions + ablative dē from, down from, about: perthrough: ē, ex from, out of: post after, behind: in in, on: prope near: prōi n front of
Note that the meaning of in depends on whether it is followed by the accusative or the ablative case:
Faustus in viam ambulat.
Faustus walks into the street.Faustus in viā ambulat.
Faustus walks in the street.
Words like prope and cum are called
(a)
Prepositional phrases are formed with nouns in the - - -
nominative
genitive
dative
accusative
ablative
The Latin preposition - - - changes definitions based on the case of the noun.
(a)
What does it mean followed by an accusative noun?
in
on
into
onto
What does it mean when followed by the ablative case?
in
on
into
onto
Define the prepositions which take the ablative
in
away from
down from
without
with
out from
on
Define the prepositions which take the accusative
toward
around
near
into
behind
along
Sort the prepositions by the case they take
ad
apud
per
post
prope
ab
cum
de
ex
pro
into
towards
among
through
after
near
from
in front of
with
Septem nautae ab Italiā nāvigābant.
from Italy
around Italy
near Italy
to Italy
Mārcus cum familiā in casā habitat.
with his family
his family
near his family
around his family
Virī et fēminae ex multīs patriīs veniunt.
from many countries
to many countries
for many countries
by many countries
Flāvia et Quārtus ad equum ambulant.
toward the horse
with the horse
from the horse
around the horse
Vacca sacra ante templum stat.
in front of the temple
to the temple
the temple
of the temple
Aqua circum īnsulam est mala.
around
on
near
across
Nunc Iūlius in magnā vīllā inter silvam et rīvum habitat.
between
behind
outside
near
Per magnam silvam timidē ambulat.
Through the large forest
Near the large forest
Out of the large forest
The large forest
Post trēs annōs agricola poētae agrum dat.
After three years
Before three years
For three years
With three years
Hodiē Lūcius prope agrōs per viam ambulat.
near the fields
from the fields
across the fields
to the fields
Paris ad urbem Troiam _____ Helenā nāvigāvit.
cum
circum
contrā
trāns
Spartacus prō lībertāte servōrum pugnābat.
for the freedom
in spite of the freedom
without the freedom
against the freedom
Trāns rīvum et per silvās ad casam mātris ā casā nostrā prōcēdimus. In this sentence, what is our final destination?
mother's house
a river
the woods
our house
Nōlīte intrāre in vīllam nostram!
into
on
near
out of
Lupus prope Cūriam est! Where is the wolf?
near the Curia
in the Curia
behind the Curia
under the Curia
