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WorksheetsAncient Greek Alphabet
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The English word for “alphabet” is derived from which two ancient Greek letters?
the first and last letters
the first and second letters
the first and third letters
the first and fourth letters
How many letters does the Greek Alphabet contain?
22 (twenty-two) letters
23 (twenty-three) letters
24 (twenty-four)
25 (twenty-five) letters
How many vowels and consonants does the Greek alphabet contain?
8 (eight) vowels and 16 (sixteen) consonants
7 (seven) vowels and 18 (eighteen) consonants
7 (seven) vowels and 17 (seventeen) consonants
8 (eight) vowels and 17 (seventeen) consonants
A Greek alphabetical character may be both:
a vowel and a consonant
written and spoken
small and a capital letter
all the above
All of the Greek capital letters are:
uniform in height
same as their small letters
rest on the base line
uniform in height AND rest on the base line
All of the Greek small letters are:
uniform in height
rest on the base line
twice as small as their capital letters
none of the above
Which of the Greek consonants has a specific form when located at the end of a word?
bēta
rhō
kappa
sigma
Ω ω sounds like the
“o” as in “not”
“o” as in “note”
“ough” as in “ought”
“w” as in “work”
Η η sounds like the
“e” as in “net”
“e” as in “gaze”
“e” as in “obey”
“h” as in “how”
Φ φ sounds like the
“ps” as in “lips”
“th” as in “this”
“z” as in “gaze”
“ph” as in “phone”
Which alphabetical sequence is correct? (be careful!)
γ δ ε ζ η
τ φ υ ψ ω
θ κ ι μ ν
π σ ψ χ φ
Which alphabetical sequence is correct? (be careful!)
Ε Ζ Θ Η Κ
Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο
Τ Ω Ο Ρ Ζ
Η Θ Κ Φ Υ
The Greeks largely based their alphabet on what other alphabet?
Etruscan
Hebrew
Phoenician
Mycenaean
What comes before and after the letter Θ θ ?
ε and η
η and ι
κ and μ
σ and υ
