WorksheetsPraepositiones et Verba
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 18mins
To PERAMBULATE is to walk . . .
around
outside
through
out of
in front of
An entirely-Latin replacement for the word OVERSEER would be . . .
supervisor
spectator
pervisor
visor
bishop
Which of the following words means "to engrave words on a surface?"
inscribe
describe
subscribe
proscribe
circumscribe
Sticking with the same root there, if you UNDERWRITE a publication or a streaming service, you are a . . .
subscriber
inscriber
circumscriber
proscriber
describer
We know what it means to EXSANGUINATE someone—but what would you be doing if you INSANGUINATE them?
put blood into them
circle them with blood
make them your relative
throw blood in front of them
The last question contained a reference to another derivative of SANGUIS, one that refers to relatives. Which one of these is it?
consanguinity
insanguinity
circumsanguinity
desanguinity
resanguinity
You're SUPERANNUATED when you're . . .
(Hint: quid significat ANNUS, ANNI [M.])
too old
exactly right
too young
immortal
Based on their prepositional prefixes, as well as their meanings, which two derivatives of PORTŌ, -ĀRE, -ĀVĪ, -ĀTUS are opposites?
import
export
transport
deport
comport
Which of these is the Latin equivalent of the English verb TO COME UPON?
rēveniō, rēvenīre
conveniō, convenīre
inveniō, invenīre
ēveniō, ēvenīre
perveniō, pervenīre
Which of the following words DO NOT have the preposition cum (+abl.) as part of their etymology?
commiserate
compare
cucumber
conversation
cummerbund
Match the following derivatives of the preposition TRĀNS with what they mean.
transfer
to carry across
transmit
to send across
transpose
to place across
trade
to give across
transit
to go across
The English root -TRACT- comes from Latin TRAHŌ, TRAHERE, TRAXĪ, TRACTUS, meaning "to draw, drag, haul."
Match the following -TRACT- words to their meanings, using the prepositions as a guide.
contract
to draw together
extract
to drag out
detract
to drag down
retract
to drag back
subtract
to draw under
Let's try that again, but using -CLAIM, which is from the verb CLĀMŌ, -ĀRE, -ĀVĪ, -ĀTUS . . . and reversed.
to shout in front of others
proclaim
to shout out
exclaim
to shout downwards
declaim
to shout back
reclaim
to shout towards
acclaim
The Latin verb LOQUĪ is one of many that mean "to speak." Use your knowledge of prepositions to figure out which derivative means what.
elocution
the art of public speaking
allocution
statement made to a court
circumlocution
vague or evasive language
interlocution
the act of speaking to someone else
collocution
a big conference or meeting
Organize our Latin prepositions according to which cases they take.
(Hint: some opposites, like "before" and "after" and "with" and "without," take the same case, while others—like "in" and "out" and "towards" and "away"—don't!)
in
super
sub
ex
ab
de
cum
sine
pro
ad
ante
circum
inter
ob
per
post
trans
prope
