This page hosts an archive of learning resources and games previously posted on this website (please see the New Resources page for the most recent Latin activity). If you would like to receive email notifications when new resources are added, as well as other news, please join the mailing list. Read this article for some tips for Latin beginners.
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New learners
General grammar and background knowledge
Try this quiz to test your knowledge of the Latin language.
Vocabulary - common verbs
Use the flashcards to learn some common Latin verbs.
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The verbs are all in the first person singular of the present tense. You can recognise this because they end in -o e.g. amo = I love.
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Once you're comfortable with the words, test yourself by playing a game. In the Flying Fruit game, you are shown a Latin verb then have to select the correct English translation. The crossword is harder because you are given the English as a clue and have to remember the Latin.
Grammar - The Present Tense
Solve these anagrams to find the Latin translations of these present tense verbs.
NB: pay attention to person endings!
Word order
In English, the usual word order is SVO (subject-verb-object), whereas in Latin it's SOV (subject-object-verb).
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e.g. The girl (S) loves (V) the dog (O). =
puella (S) canem (O) amat (V).
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​​Practise this rule by dragging the Latin words into SOV order.
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Remember that the subject goes in the nominative and the object goes in the accusative, so focus on word endings to decide which noun is the subject and which is the object.
More experienced learners
Vocabulary
Words that begin with qu-
Latin contains lots of words that begin with qu-, including many question words. How many can you recognise?
Grammar/ vocabulary Prepositions that take the accusative
Crossword or maze hunt
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There are two games here to help you revise Latin prepositions that 'take' (= are followed by) a noun in the accusative case.
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The first game is a crossword - the clues are the prepositions in ENGLISH and the answers are the prepositions in LATIN.
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The second is a maze hunt. Move your character to the correct Latin preposition, avoiding the aliens that will try to eat you on the way.
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The content of the games is the same, so choose the style you prefer, or play both!
Vocabulary
GCSE Vocab practice
There are 20 words in this hangman game - try as many as you like.
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All the words are nouns in the nominative singular. If you get stuck, refer to the OCR GCSE Latin vocabulary list.
Grammar
The Infinitive
Use the clues to solve the crossword. All of the answers are Latin infinitives.
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The crossword includes infinitives from all conjugations.
Grammar
The Future Tense
Can you recognise verbs in the future tense? Test yourself by playing whack-a-mole!
Grammar
Noun cases
Try this quick quiz to check your understanding of noun endings. The quiz includes nouns from the first and second declensions, and covers the nominative, accusative, genitive and dative. The last two questions are a bit more challenging!
Vocab and verbs practice
Prepare for battle!
Match the labels to the image (please forgive the lack of historicity in armour etc!). The labels are useful phrases for describing battles, including some old favourites from GCSE past papers. Most of the vocab comes from the OCR GCSE defined vocab list, although if you're following that specification you'll find a few words that aren't on the list as an extra challenge. Be particularly careful with the verbs and watch out for future tenses, passives and deponents.
These activities do not form a continuous course of tuition: they are a selection of standalone exercises that I have created to help my students, and that you may like to use to support your learning. The resources are intended for use alongside a course of study (independent or taught).
The resources pages are a work in progress, and I welcome constructive comments and requests for particularly activity types/ topics - please email me at info@principiaparva.co.uk
