Disce! Chapter 1 Test

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1.01 Select the English word that has the correct pronunciation for the given Latin consonant.

1. The Latin V sounds like:

• vent b. vortex c. west

2. The Latin S sounds like:

• sun b. casual c. rays

3. The Latin C sounds like:

• city b. cat c. cistern

4. The Latin G sounds like:

• gesture b. gem c. gum

5. The Latin X sounds like:

• hex b. xenon c. xylophone

6. The Latin consonant I sounds like:

• yesterday b. January c. jewelry

1.02 Select the correct English vowel sound for the given Latin vowel.

• e
• pet b. they c. eat

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• ē
• debt b. seem c. they
• ō
• stop b. object c. oasis
• a
• affinity b. father c. aviary
• i
• resign b. implicit c. mediate
• ī
• inane b. decide c. feel
• ā
• bother b. acre c. rah
• o
• coat b. lot c. mother
• u
• lute b. usual c. upset

10. ū

• fruit b. manual c. unnecessary
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• high
• ae b. au c. ei d. oe e. ui
• boy
• ae b. au c. ei d. oe e. ui
• say
• ae b. au c. ei d. oe e. ui
• point
• ae b. au c. ei d. oe e. ui
• sky
• ae b. au c. ei d. oe e. ui
• how
• ae b. au c. ei d. oe e. ui
• feign
• ae b. au c. ei d. oe e. ui
• Louie
• ae b. au c. ei d. oe e. ui
• chewy
• ae b. au c. ei d. oe e. ui 3 / 4

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• thou
• ae b. au c. ei d. oe e. ui

1.04 Select the correct number of syllables for each Latin word. Hint: keep the rules for diphthongs in mind!

• proelium
• four b. three c. two
• inausus
• five b. four c. three
• currit
• three b. two c. one
• fīlia
• four b. three c. two
• ei!
• two b. one c. zero
• eī
• two b. one c. zero
• aetās
• four b. three c. two
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