READ OUT LOUD. Choose which marked text you prefer to practice with - macrons or accent marks - and read the text out loud until you feel comfortable and confident. Then, try reading the unmarked text at the bottom. It should be easy for you after practicing with the marked texts. :-)
MACRONS. Here is the text with macrons:
Vulpēs quaedam famē cōnfecta, ūvās dē pergulā pendentēs mātūrās, ut vidēbātur, et purpureās cōnspicāta, eās, quamvīs cupida, attingere nōn poterat. Itaque "Acerbae" inquit "adhūc sunt, cālōnibus tantum mātūrae!" Num melius fuisset gemere ac lāmentārī?
ACCENT MARKS. Here is the text with ecclesiastical accents, plus some color-coding for the words of three or more syllables (blue: penultimate stress; red: antepenultimate stress):
Vulpes quaedam fame confécta, uvas de pérgula pendéntes matúras, ut videbátur, et purpúreas conspicáta, eas, quamvis cúpida, attíngere non póterat. Ítaque "Acérbae" inquit "adhuc sunt, calónibus tantum matúrae!" Num mélius fuísset gémere ac lamentári?
UNMARKED TEXT. Here is the unmarked text - after practicing with the marked text that you prefer, you should not have any trouble with the unmarked text; I've inserted spaces between the segments to make it easier to follow:
Vulpes quaedam
fame confecta,
uvas de pergula pendentes
maturas, ut videbatur, et purpureas
conspicata,
eas,
quamvis cupida,
attingere non poterat.
Itaque
"Acerbae" inquit "adhuc sunt,
calonibus tantum
maturae!"
Num melius fuisset
gemere ac lamentari?
IMAGE. Here is the illustration of the fable by Aractingy:
