The Alphabet

What is the name of the alphabet we use today?

• Greek Alphabet

• Cyrillic Alphabet

• Latin Alphabet

• Phoenician Alphabet

How many letters were in the original Phoenician alphabet?

• 21

• 22

• 26

• 20

Who added vowels to the Phoenician alphabet?

• The Romans

• The Greeks

• The Chinese

• The Phoenicians

Which alphabet was used in Russia?

• Latin Alphabet

• Greek Alphabet

• Cyrillic Alphabet

• Brahmi Script

What script did the Brahmi script influence?

• Cyrillic

• Chinese

• Latin

• South Asian scripts

What does the Chinese script use to represent words or ideas?

• Letters

• Syllables

• Characters

• Symbols

How many letters did the Latin alphabet originally have?

• 21

• 22

• 26

• 24

Who created the Cyrillic alphabet?

• The Phoenicians

• Saints Cyril and Methodius

• The Romans

• The Greeks

Which writing system is used in many languages today, including English?

• Chinese Script

• Greek Alphabet

• Latin Alphabet

• Brahmi Script

What is one reason the Latin alphabet became popular?

• It was easy to learn

• It was spread by the Roman Empire

• It was the first alphabet ever created.

• It was used only in Asia.