Indentifying The Declension
Quiz your mastery of the identification of the declension
- 1.
Which Principal Part is used to identify nouns to a declension?
- A.
1st Principal Part
- B.
2nd Principal Part
- C.
Whats a noun?
Correct Answer
B. 2nd Principal Part -
- 2.
What is the first principal part?
- A.
Nominative singular
- B.
Genitive Plural
- C.
Nominative Plural
- D.
Genitive Singular
Correct Answer
A. Nominative singular -
- 3.
What is the second principal part?
- A.
Nominative singular
- B.
Genitive Plural
- C.
Nominative Plural
- D.
Genitive Singular
Correct Answer
D. Genitive Singular -
- 4.
Which declension does the second princpal part end in -ae?
- A.
1st Declension
- B.
2nd Declension
- C.
3rd Declension
- D.
4th Declension
- E.
5th Declension
Correct Answer
A. 1st Declension -
- 5.
Which declension does the second princpal part end in -i?
- A.
1st Declension
- B.
2nd Declension
- C.
3rd Declension
- D.
4th Declension
- E.
5th Declension
Correct Answer
B. 2nd Declension -
- 6.
Which declension does the second princpal part end in -is?
- A.
1st Declension
- B.
2nd Declension
- C.
3rd Declension
- D.
4th Declension
- E.
5th Declension
Correct Answer
C. 3rd Declension -
- 7.
Which Declension does the following word belong?puella, puellae f. - girl
- A.
2nd Declension
- B.
4th Declension
- C.
1st Declension
- D.
5th Declension
- E.
3rd Declension
Correct Answer
C. 1st Declension -
- 8.
Which Declension does the following word belong?vir, viri m. - man
- A.
5th Declension
- B.
4th Declension
- C.
3rd Declension
- D.
2nd Declension
- E.
1st Declension
Correct Answer
D. 2nd Declension -
- 9.
Which Declension does the following word belong?arbor, arboris n. - tree
- A.
3rd Declension
- B.
4th Declension
- C.
1st Declension
- D.
2nd Declension
- E.
4th Declension
Correct Answer
A. 3rd Declension -
- 10.
How many declensions are there?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- E.
5
Correct Answer
E. 5Explanation
Remember: we're focusing on the first 3, for the bulk of Latin words come from there-- however, there ARE 5 declensions.Rate this question:
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