Adjective Adverb Slides Recollection How do you make

Adjective / Adverb Slides

Recollection How do you make cautus, cauta, cautum an adverb? CAUTE What about fortis? FORTITER

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Superlative Adverbs: If you make cautus, a, um an adverb by dropping the ending and adding an ‘e’ (caute), How do you think you’d make a superlative adjective and adverb? cautissimus, a, um celerrimus, a, um ? (very cautiously) ? (very swiftly)

Examples: sauvissimus (sweetest) sauvissime (most sweetly) tardissimus (most late) tardissime (most lately) celerrimus (swiftest) celerrime (most swiftly)

How do we make an adjective Comparative? suavis tardus celer

Comparative adjectives adverbs suavior, suavius (sweeter) becomes suavius (more sweetly) tardior, tardius (later) becomes tardius (more lately) celerior, celerius (swifter) becomes celerius (more swiftly)

Comparative Adjectives • Rōmānī sunt callidī, sed Graecī sunt callidiōrēs quam Rōmānī. • Mea vīlla est pulchra, sed tua vīlla est pulchrior quam mea.

Comparative Adjectives • Rōmānī sunt callidī, sed Graecī sunt callidiōrēs quam Rōmānī. The Romans are clever, but the Greeks are more clever than the Romans • Mea vīlla est pulchra, sed tua vīlla est pulchrior quam mea.

Comparative Adjectives • Rōmānī sunt callidī, sed Graecī sunt callidiōrēs quam Rōmānī. The Romans are clever, but the Greeks are more clever than the Romans • Mea vīlla est pulchra, sed tua vīlla est pulchrior quam mea. My villa is beautiful, but your villa is more beautiful than mine.

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs fortis, forte : brave fortiter : bravely

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs fortis, forte : brave fortiter : bravely fortior, fortius : braver fortius : more bravely

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs fortis, forte : brave fortiter : bravely fortior, fortius : braver fortius : more bravely fortissimus, -a, -um : most / very brave fortissimē : most / very bravely

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs fortiter : bravely fortius : more bravely fortissimē : most / very bravely

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs callidus, -a, -um : clever

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs callidus, -a, -um : clever callidē : cleverly

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs callidus, -a, -um : clever callidē : cleverly callidior, callidius : more/rather clever _______ : more cleverly

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs callidus, -a, -um : clever callidē : cleverly callidior, callidius : more/rather clever callidius : more cleverly

The neuter form of the comparative adjective is the compartative adverb!

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs callidus, -a, -um : clever callidē : cleverly callidior, callidius : more/rather clever callidius : more cleverly callidissimus, -a, -um : most/very clever ______ : most/very cleverly

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs callidus, -a, -um : clever callidē : cleverly callidior, callidius : more/rather clever callidius : more cleverly callidissimus, -a, -um : most/very clever callidissimē : most/very cleverly

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs callidē : cleverly callidius : more cleverly callidissimē : most/very cleverly

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs Special meaning for the comparative medicus tardius advēnit. The doctor arrived too late.

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs Idiomatic use of the superlative with quam: medicus quam celerrimē advēnit. The doctor arrived as quickly as possible.

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs fortis, forte : brave fortiter : bravely fortior, fortius : braver fortius : more bravely fortissimus, -a, -um : most / very brave fortissimē : most / very bravely

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs fortiter : bravely fortius : more bravely fortissimē : most / very bravely

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs callidus, -a, -um : clever callidē : cleverly callidior, callidius : more/rather clever callidius : more cleverly callidissimus, -a, -um : most/very clever callidissimē : most/very cleverly

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs callidē : cleverly callidius : more cleverly callidissimē : most/very cleverly

Practice: Make the following adjectives adverbs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. altus highly altior more highly altissimus v highly celer swiftly celerius more swiftly celerrimum v swiftly laeta happily laetior more happily laetissima most happily 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. alte altius altissime celeriter celerius celerrime laetius laetissime

Practice: Translate the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. alte altius altissime celeriter celerius celerrime laetius laetissime 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. altus highly altior more highly altissimus very highly celer swiftly celerius more swiftly celerrimum very swiftly laeta happily laetior more happily laetissima most happily

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs Special meaning for the comparative medicus tardius advēnit. The doctor arrived too late.

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs Idiomatic use of the superlative with quam: medicus quam celerrimē advēnit. The doctor arrived as quickly as possible.

Those are the rules for regular adjectives, but some are irregular:

Irregular Adjectives: Regular form bonus, a, um (good) malus, a, um (bad) magnus, a, um (big) parvus, a, um (small) multus, a, um (much) Comparative form (-er, more)Superlative form (-est/most) melior, melius (better) optimus, a, um (best) peior, peius (worse) pessimus, a, um (worst) maior, maius (bigger) maximus, a, um (biggest) minor, minus (less) minimus, a, um (least) plus, pluris (more) plurimus, a, um (most)

Irregular Adverbs: Regular form bene (well) male (badly) magnopere (greatly) paulum (little) multum (much) Comparative form (-er, more)Superlative form (-est/most) melius (better) optime (best/very well) peius (worse) pessime (worst/very badly) magis (more) maxime (most/very greatly) minus (less) minime (least/very little) plus (more) plurimum (most/very much)

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs (worksheet)

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good :

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good : bonus, -a, -um

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good : better : bonus, -a, -um

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good : better : bonus, -a, -um melior, melius

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good : better : best : bonus, -a, -um melior, melius

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good : better : best : bonus, -a, -um melior, melius optimus, -a, -um

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good : better : best : well : bonus, -a, -um melior, melius optimus, -a, -um

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good : better : best : well : bonus, -a, -um melior, melius optimus, -a, -um bene

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good : better : best : well : better: bonus, -a, -um melior, melius optimus, -a, -um bene

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good : better : best : well : better: bonus, -a, -um melior, melius optimus, -a, -um bene melius

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good : bonus, -a, -um better : melior, melius best : optimus, -a, -um well : bene better : melius very well, best :

Comparison of Adjectives/Adverbs good : bonus, -a, -um better : melior, melius best : optimus, -a, -um well : bene better : melius very well, best : optimē

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Cantiacic athlete ran more quickly than the rest. The thieves very easily overpowered the old man. When I heard this, I was more greatly afraid. The soldiers fight as strongly as possible! The doctor is able to cure you better than the astrologer. Those youths are rather eagerly watching your daughter. The dog was faithfully guarding his dead master. Those who have lived badly, die badly.

Irregular Adj/Adv Matching Game Match your cards: Latin adjectives with English adjectives Latin adverbs with English adverbs When there is confusion between English adjectives and adverbs, I marked the adverbs. What strategies can you use? Adverbs Adjectives

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The Cantiacic athlete ran more quickly than the rest. The thieves very easily overpowered the old man. When I heard this, I was greatly afraid. The soldiers fight as strongly as possible! The doctor is able to cure you better than the astrologer. Those youths are very eagerly watching your daughter. The dog was faithfully guarding his dead master. Those who have lived badly, die badly.

Practice for Adj / Adv Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. miles maximus cucurrit: ________ miles pessime cucurrit: __________ miles malus cucurrit: ___________ miles male cucurrit: ____________ miles plus cucurrit: ___________ miles minor cucurrit: ___________ miles minus cucurrit: ____________ miles plurimum cucurrit: ___________

Practice for Adj / Adv Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. miles maximus cucurrit: The largest/greatest soldier ran. miles pessime cucurrit: __________ miles malus cucurrit: ___________ miles male cucurrit: ____________ miles plus cucurrit: ___________ miles minor cucurrit: ___________ miles minus cucurrit: ____________ miles plurimum cucurrit: ___________

Practice for Adj / Adv Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. miles maximus cucurrit: The largest/greatest soldier ran. miles pessime cucurrit: The soldier ran worst/very badly. miles malus cucurrit: ___________ miles male cucurrit: ____________ miles plus cucurrit: ___________ miles minor cucurrit: ___________ miles minus cucurrit: ____________ miles plurimum cucurrit: ___________

Practice for Adj / Adv Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. miles maximus cucurrit: The largest/greatest soldier ran. miles pessime cucurrit: The soldier ran worst/very badly. miles malus cucurrit: The bad soldier ran. miles male cucurrit: ____________ miles plus cucurrit: ___________ miles minor cucurrit: ___________ miles minus cucurrit: ____________ miles plurimum cucurrit: ___________

Practice for Adj / Adv Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. miles maximus cucurrit: The largest/greatest soldier ran. miles pessime cucurrit: The soldier ran worst/very badly. miles malus cucurrit: The bad soldier ran. miles male cucurrit: The soldier ran badly. miles plus cucurrit: ___________ miles minor cucurrit: ___________ miles minus cucurrit: ____________ miles plurimum cucurrit: ___________

Practice for Adj / Adv Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. miles maximus cucurrit: The largest/greatest soldier ran. miles pessime cucurrit: The soldier ran worst/very badly. miles malus cucurrit: The bad soldier ran. miles male cucurrit: The soldier ran badly. miles plus cucurrit: The soldier ran more. miles minor cucurrit: ___________ miles minus cucurrit: ____________ miles plurimum cucurrit: ___________

Practice for Adj / Adv Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. miles maximus cucurrit: The largest/greatest soldier ran. miles pessime cucurrit: The soldier ran worst/very badly. miles malus cucurrit: The bad soldier ran. miles male cucurrit: The soldier ran badly. miles plus cucurrit: The soldier ran more. miles minor cucurrit: The smaller / lesser soldier ran. miles minus cucurrit: ____________ miles plurimum cucurrit: ___________

Practice for Adj / Adv Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. miles maximus cucurrit: The largest/greatest soldier ran. miles pessime cucurrit: The soldier ran worst/very badly. miles malus cucurrit: The bad soldier ran. miles male cucurrit: The soldier ran badly. miles plus cucurrit: The soldier ran more. miles minor cucurrit: The smaller / lesser soldier ran. miles minus cucurrit: The soldier ran less. miles plurimum cucurrit: _________

Practice for Adj / Adv Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. miles maximus cucurrit: The largest/greatest soldier ran. miles pessime cucurrit: The soldier ran worst/very badly. miles malus cucurrit: The bad soldier ran. miles male cucurrit: The soldier ran badly. miles plus cucurrit: The soldier ran more. miles minor cucurrit: The smaller / lesser soldier ran. miles minus cucurrit: The soldier ran less. miles plurimum cucurrit: The soldier ran very much / the most.

Stage Irreg Adj/adv Square Puzzle • Match up the English words to the Latin words to form a 4 x 4 square. • The outside edges must have the matching word on the opposite (mirror image) side. • See example.

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