Lesson 6

Question 1

comparative adjectives conjugation

Answer 1

nom: -ior, -iores
gen: -ioris, -iorum
dat: -iori, -ioribus
acc: -iorem, -iores
abl: -iore, -ioribus

Question 2

superlative adjective formation

Answer 2

genitive singular used as stem then -us, -a, -um added

Question 3

comparison with quam

Answer 3

words compared are in the same case

Question 4

comparing without quam

Answer 4

second word is put into the ablative

Question 5

superlative of adjectives ending in -er

Answer 5

formed by adding -rimus, -rima, rimum to the nominative

Question 6

superlative of adjectives ending in -ilus

Answer 6

add -limus, -a, -um

Question 7

good, better, best

Answer 7

good: bonus, bona, bonum

better: melior, melius

best: optimus, -a, -um

Question 8

bad, worse, worst

Answer 8

bad: malus, -a, -um

worse: peior, peius

worst: pessimus, -a, -um

Question 9

great, greater, greatest

Answer 9

great: magnus, -a, -um

greater: maior, maius

greatest: maximus, -a, -um

Question 10

small, smaller, smallest

Answer 10

small: parvus, -a, -um

smaller: minor, minus

smallest: minimus, -a, -um

Question 11

many, more, most

Answer 11

many: multus, -a, -um

more: plus; plures, plura

most: plurimus, -a, -um

Question 12

before, earlier, first

Answer 12

before: prae, pro

earlier: prior, prius

first: prīmus, -a, -um

Question 13

high, higher, highest

Answer 13

high: superus

higher: superior, superius

highest:

1. summus, -a, -um (highest, furthest)
2. supremus, -a, -um (highest, last)

Question 14

facilis, -e

Answer 14

easy

Question 15

difficilis, -e

Answer 15

difficult

Question 16

similis, -e

Answer 16

similar, like

Question 17

dissimilis, -e

Answer 17

unlike

Question 18

gracilis, -e

Answer 18

slender

Question 19

humilis, -e

Answer 19

humble, lowly

Question 20

liber, libera, liberum

Answer 20

free

Question 21

celer, celeris, celere

Answer 21

swift