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WorksheetsLatin Noun Cases Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which three of the following parts of speech can have cases?
noun
pronoun
adjective
adverb
verb
The case of a noun, pronoun, or adjective is another word for its _ in a sentence.
(a)
Put the following Latin cases in the order you'd find them in a chart.
nominative
accusative
genitive
dative
ablative
Let's start with forms. Match the first declension endings to their cases.
a, ae
nominative
am, ās
accusative
ae, ārum
genitive
ae, īs
dative
ā, īs
ablative
Now match the second declension endings to their cases.
us, ī
nominative
um, ōs
accusative
ī, ōrum
genitive
ō, īs (1)
dative
ō, īs (2)
ablative
Same thing, but now third declension.
Ø, ēs
nominative
em, ēs
accusative
is, (i)um
genitive
ī, ibus
dative
e, ibus
ablative
Fourth declension.
us, ūs
nominative
um, ūs
accusative
ūs, uum
genitive
uī, ibus
dative
ū, ibus
ablative
And, finally, fifth declension.
ēs, ēs
nominative
em, ēs
accusative
eī, ērum
genitive
eī, ēbus
dative
ē, ēbus
ablative
What can change a declension's endings ever so slightly?
the position of the noun
the tense of the verb
the neuter gender
the conjugation of the verb
the disfavor of the gods
Which of the following declensions can have neuter nouns?
first
second
third
fourth
fifth
For neuter nouns, which two cases must always be the same?
nominative
genitive
dative
accusative
ablative
Also for neuter nouns, the nominative (and therefore accusative) plural must end in which vowel?
a
e
i
o
u
Okay, now let's talk function. Match the following cases to their uses in Latin.
nominative
subject
genitive
possessor
dative
indirect object
accusative
direct object, object of preposition
ablative
instrument, object of preposition
Match the following basic functions to what they do.
subject
does the action / is described
verb
action
direct object
has the action done to it
pronoun
stands in for a noun
adjective
describes a noun
The genitive is usually translated with the preposition (a) , while the dative usually gets (b) , and the ablative gets (c) .
The accusative and ablative are both used with prepositions, but there is a difference. The accusative is used for prepositions of (a) , while the ablative is used for prepositions of (b) .
Organize the following prepositions by which case they use for their objects.
in
sub
ex
ab
dē
cum
ad
contrā
propter
post
