Opposite Endings

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if a letter or an accent is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues! For these exercises, the use of accented letters is not mandatory except in the case of "contract verbs". The use of breathings and iota subscripts, however, is mandatory.

  1. λέγεται δε ὅτι οἱ ναῦται τῷ Ποσεῖδονι αἰεί εὔχονται: λέγεται δε ὅτι ὁ ναύτ τῷ Ποσεῖδονι αἰεί εὔχ.
  2. οἱ δοῦλοι τὸν δεσπότην διαφθειρόμενον οὐχ ὁρῶσιν: οἱ δοῦλοι τοὺς δεσπότ διαφθειρόμεν οὐχ ὁρῶσιν.
  3. εἶδον τοὺς ὁπλίτας ὑπό τῶν βαρβάρων ἀπελαυνομένους αὖθις Ἁθήναζε: εἶδον τὸν ὁπλίτ ὑπό τῶν βαρβάρων ἀπελαυνόμεν αὖθις Ἁθήναζε.
  4. φοβοῦμαι μὴ ὑπὸ τῶν λεόντων τε νικώμεθα καὶ ἐσθιώμεθα: φοβοῦμαι μὴ ὑπὸ τοῦ λέοντ τε νικῶ καὶ ἐσθιῶ.
  5. ὁ αὐτουργὸς ἡμῖν ἔφη τοὺς βοῦς οἴκαδε ταχεὼς δραμοῦσθαι: ὁ αὐτουργός ἔφη τὸν βο οἴκαδε ταχεὼς δραμοῦσθαι.
  6. εἰρήνης γιγνομένης ὁ στρατηγὸς ᾤετο τὸ ἄστυ βλάπτεσθαι: εἰρήνης γιγνομένης οἱ στρατηγοὶ ᾤ τὰ ἄστ βλάπτεσθαι.