Year 8

The Neuter Gender

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Year 8

The Neuter Gender

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at a third gender of nouns called the neuter.
  2. 2nd and 3rd declension; ablative forms in preposition phrases

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8 Questions

Q1.
What is the first rule about the neuter gender in Latin?
The nominative and accusative are always the different.
Correct answer: The nominative and accusative are always the same.
Q2.
How do neuter nominative and accusative plurals end?
Correct answer: -a
-ae
-s
Q3.
What is the English translation of the following 3rd declension neuters: caput, capit-?
body
Correct answer: head
Q4.
What is the English translation of the following 3rd declension neuters: corpus, corpor-?
Correct answer: body
head
Q5.
4. Which THREE of the following nouns are neuter?
amicus
Correct answer: caput
Correct answer: donum
femina
Correct answer: signum
urbs
Q6.
5. Which THREE of the following nouns are neuter plural?
Correct answer: capita
Correct answer: dona
donum
puella
Correct answer: signa
villa
Q7.
6. Which is the correct translation of the following sentence: verba audio?
I hear the word.
Correct answer: I hear the words.
Q8.
7. Which is the correct translation of the following sentence: templum visito?
Correct answer: I visit the temple.
I visit the temples.