Once you have memorized the hic and ille charts, try these exercises:

Choose the correct form of hic or ille to accompany the nouns below, noticing that the cases of the nouns change. If you’re not sure of the declension number or gender of the noun, see the list below.

1. this city: ________ urbs                2. this city: ________ urbem

that boy: ________ puer                   4. that boy: ________ puerum

5. this heat: ________ aestus                6. this heat: ________ aestum

7. that vehicle: ________ vehiculum             8. that vehicle: ________ vehiculō (abl.)

9. this thing: ________ rēs (nom.)                10. these things: ________ rēs (nom.)

11. those people: ________ hominēs (nom.)        12. those people: ________ hominēs (acc.)

these forests: ________ silvae                         14. these forests: ________ silvās

15. of these forests: ________ silvārum          16. these forests: ________ silvīs


urbs, urbis, f., city
puer, puerī, m. boy
aestus, aestūs, m. heat
vehiculum, -ī, n., vehicle
rēs, rēī, f., day
homō, hominis, m., man
silva, -ae, f., forest



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