The Genitive Case Worksheet Latin Mr Furber 1

Singular Nominative Plural 2 nd decl 3 rd decl (feminine) (masculine) (masc/fem) -a -us --- (-is) Accusative -am -um -em Genitive -ae -i -is Nominative -ae -i -es Accusative -as -os -es -arum -orum -um Genitive 2 1 st decl

Main Task 1 Translate into English. 1. 2. 3. 4. Venus: dea amoris Mars: deus belli Vulcanus: deus ignis Mercurius: deus viarum 5. Iuno: regina deorum 6. 7. 8. 9. Apollo: deus artis Achilles: filius deae Minerva: dea consiliorum Iuppiter: pater deorum et hominum 10. Thetis: filia senis maris 3

Main Task 2 Translate into English. 1. mater iuvenis lacrimabat. 2. mater epistulam filiae legit. 3. ego ad hortum amici ambulo. 4. turba iuvenum multum cibi consumebat. 5. tu es iratissimus deorum. 6. amicae reginae in templo dei ambulant. 4

Challenge Translate these phrases into Latin. 1. Aurora: the goddess of light/dawn (lux, luc-) 2. Diana: the goddess of woods (silva) 3. The Furies (Furiae): the goddesses of the earth (terra) 4. The Fates (Parcae): the goddesses of time (tempus, tempor-) 5. Cerberus: the dog of the god (deus) of night (nox, noct-) 5

Review Only turn to this section once you have completed the main task(s). 6

Main Task 1: Review Correct your answers. 1. Venus: the goddess of love 2. Mars: the god of war 3. Vulcan: the god of fire 4. Mercury: the god of roads 6. Apollo: the god of art 7. Achilles: son of a goddess 8. Minerva: the goddess of plans 9. Iuppiter: father of gods and men 5. Juno: queen of the 10. Thetis: the daughter of gods 7 the old man of the sea

Main Task 2: Review Correct your answers. 1. mater iuvenis lacrimabat. The mother of the young man was crying. 2. mater epistulam filiae legit. The mother read the letter of the daughter. 3. ego ad hortum amici ambulo. I walk to the garden of the friend. 8

Main Task 2: Review Correct your answers. 4. turba iuvenum multum cibi consumebat. The crowd of young men was eating much (of) food. 5. tu es iratissimus deorum. You (s) are the angriest of gods. 6. amicae reginae in templo dei ambulant. The friends of the queen walk in the temple of the god. 9

Challenge: Review Correct your answers. 1. Aurora: dea lucis 2. Diana: dea silvarum 3. Furiae: deae terrae 4. Parcae: deae temporis 5. Cerberus: canis dei noctis 10