Lesson 27: New Material

Question 1

Cítius, Áltius, Fórtius

Answer 1

Faster, Higher, Stronger

Question 2

alienus -a -um

Answer 2

foreign, alien, strage, unfavorable

Question 3

angustus -a -um

Answer 3

narrow, confined

Question 4

beatus -a -um

Answer 4

blessed

Question 5

dúbius -a -um

Answer 5

doubtful

Question 6

durus -a -um

Answer 6

hard (not soft)

Question 7

pius -a -um

Answer 7

pious, dutiful

Question 8

verus -a -um

Answer 8

true

Question 9

citus -a -um

Answer 9

rapid, quick

Question 10

clarus -a -um

Answer 10

clear, bright, gleaming

Question 11

rústicus -a -um

Answer 11

country (adj.), rural, unsophisticated, rustic

Question 12

Faster, Higher, Stronger

Answer 12

Cítius, Áltius, Fórtius

Question 13

foreign, alien, strage, unfavorable

Answer 13

alienus -a -um

Question 14

narrow, confined

Answer 14

angustus -a -um

Question 15

blessed

Answer 15

beatus -a -um

Question 16

doubtful

Answer 16

dúbius -a -um

Question 17

hard (not soft)

Answer 17

durus -a -um

Question 18

pious, dutiful

Answer 18

pius -a -um

Question 19

true

Answer 19

verus -a -um

Question 20

rapid, quick

Answer 20

citus -a -um

Question 21

clear, bright, gleaming

Answer 21

clarus -a -um

Question 22

country (adj.), rural, unsophisticated, rustic

Answer 22

rústicus -a -um

Question 23

In adjectives and adverbs, there are ___.

Answer 23

degrees of comparison

Question 24

The degrees of comparison are:

Answer 24

positive, comparitive, superlative

Question 25

The ___ is descriptive.

Answer 25

positive

Question 26

The ___ implies a comparison a comparison among more than two persons or things.

Answer 26

comparitive

Question 27

The ___ implies a comparison among more than two persons or things.

Answer 27

superlative

Question 28

In English, many positive adjectives can be changed into comparisons by adding ___ and changed into superlatives by adding \_\_\_.

Answer 28

-er; -est

Question 29

Give an exampole of degrees of comparison in English using the adjective *great*.

Answer 29

great, greater, greatest

Question 30

In English, other adjectives and adverbs are compared by means of the words \_\_\_.

Answer 30

more and most

Question 31

The Latin comparitive is formed by adding ___ and ___ to the stem.

Answer 31

**-ior**; **-ius**

Question 32

The Latin comparitive is declined like a regular ___ noun.

Answer 32

3rd declension

Question 33

The superlative adjective is formed by adding ___ to the stem.

Answer 33

**-issimus**, **-rimus**, or **-limus**

Question 34

The superlative adjective is declined like \_\_\_.

Answer 34

**bonus -a -um**