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Lesson One


 

 

The Greek Alphabet
Sight and Sounds of Greek Letters (Module A)
The Letters and Pronunciation of the Greek Alphabet
Phonology (Part 1)

Contents
 

1.0 Introduction, 1-1
1.1 The Greek Alphabet, 1-6
1.2 Greek Small Letters, 1-16
1.3 Greek Capital Letters, 1-18
1.4 Alphabet Chart, 1-19
1.5 Further Information, 1-20
Study Guide, 1-22
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Synopsis

Lesson One introduces the sight and sounds of the twenty-four Greek alphabetical characters.  The letters and their phonetic sounds are introduced in this lesson and further developed in lessons two through five.  Mastering the sight and sounds of the Greek alphabet lays the cornerstone for learning the sight and sounds of Greek words in all subsequent lessons.  The first and single most important step in learning New Testament Greek is to memorize the sight and sounds of the alphabet.  Students who do not thoroughly learn the Greek alphabet are sowing the seed for future failure.  Lesson One motivates the student to learn to say and write the Greek alphabet in its alphabetical order. 

A phonetic pronunciation system is integrated with MP3 audio files.  More than thirty-four audio links and twenty-four animated files span the twenty page lesson to help correctly pronounce and form the characters of the Greek alphabet.  The Study Guide, which is included at the end of Lesson One, integrates five different exercises with Lesson One to reinforce the learning of the Greek alphabet.

Study Aids

The following study aids are designed to reinforce the material presented in Lesson One.  An "answer key" is provided when necessary.  The different levels represent an escalating level of difficulty.  It is recommended to begin with the least difficult exercises in Level One and proceed through Level Three to receive the maximum benefit from the exercises.  All PDF links open in a new window. 

You may download all the paginated study aids for Lesson One in a ZIP file by clicking here.

LEVEL ONE Title, Link and Description
Study Guide Answer Key [PDF]  Instruction
This is the answer key for Lesson One Study Guide.  It is important to answer all of the lesson's exercises before consulting the answer key.  SA1:1-2

Differences/Similarities between the Greek and English Alphabets [PDF]  Instruction
The English and Greek alphabets have many things in common.; there are, however, some differences.  The contrasting similarities and differences will help to learn the Greek alphabet.  SA1:3-4

Greek Alphabet Banner [PDF]  Instruction
Each of the twenty-four Greek alphabetical characters are enlarged (both capital and small letters together) and sized to be printed on an 8-1/2" x 12" piece of paper.  The English name for each Greek character is printed at the top, and the Greek in all capital letters at the bottom of the page.  All twenty-four pages may be arranged on a wall next to each other to form a contiguous banner of the Greek alphabet, or be used as flash cards for children.  SA1:5-28

Animated Greek Alphabet Tutorial [Audio HTML]  Instruction
While
learning New Testament Greek, it is as important to see how a Greek character is formed as it is to hear its pronunciation.  Twenty-four MP3 audio and GIF files are used to illustrate the formation and pronunciation of all the Greek alphabetical characters.  There is no SA pagination associated with these HTML pages.

Choose The Correct Greek Small Letter [PDF]  Exercise
This exercise emphasizes the recognition of the Greek small letters.  The student is to choose from two choices the correct Greek small letter.  This exercise aids in learning the name of the Greek letter spelled in English with that of the Greek small character.  SA1:29-30

LEVEL TWO

Title, Link and Description

See and Say the Greek Alphabet [Audio HTML or Audio PDF]  Instruction
All twenty-four individual small and capital Greek letters are pronounced by the instructor twice.  Furthermore, the letters are arranged to aid memorization of their alphabetical order.  The SPIonic Greek font is required to be installed on your computer for proper visualization of the Greek letters. 
There is no SA pagination associated with the HTML or PDF files.

 The Correct Greek Capital Letter [PDF]  Exercise
This exercise emphasizes the recognition of the Greek capital letters.  Furthermore, this exercise helps in learning the name of the Greek letter spelled in English with that of the Greek capital letter.  SA1:31-32

Practice Writing the Greek Small Letters [PDF]  Work Sheets
Penmanship in forming the Greek small letters is important when beginning to learn NTGreek.  This exercise allows one to emulate an example and to practice writing all twenty-four Greek small letters.  These work sheets may be printed as needed.  SA1:33-36

Practice Writing the Greek Capital Letters [PDF]  Work Sheets
Penmanship in forming the Greek capital letters is important when beginning to learn NTGreek.  This exercise allows one to emulate an example and to practice writing all twenty-four Greek capital letters. 
These work sheets may be printed as needed.  SA1:37-40

  The Greek Alphabet Flash Cards [Audio HTML] Exercise 
This delightful on-line exercise was developed by Timothy Ayres (Australia) to aid in learning the Greek Alphabet.  The object for this exercise is to identify each Greek letter on sight.  The student has the options to view each letter in their alphabetical order or skip ahead and select a particular letter for further study.  Details for each letter is available, including both its Greek and English spellings, its transliteration, the letter's pronunciation, and phonetic value.  The student also has the option to view an animated formation of each Greek letter.  There is no SA pagination associated with this Audio HTML exercise.

LEVEL THREE

Title, Link and Description

Practice Writing the Greek Letters [PDF]  Work Sheets
This exercise emphasizes practicing writing the Greek capital and small letters together. 
These work sheets may be printed as needed.  SA1:41-44

The Letter Before and After [PDF]  Exercise
This exercise is divided into two sets of three columns.  The center column in each set has either a Greek small or capital letter.  It is the
task of the student to place the correct letter on either side of the given letter.  SA1:45-46

The Greek Alphabet: Do you know your letters? [Audio HTML] Instruction.
Fifty multiple choice questions test knowledge concerning the different Greek alphabetical characters.  All twenty-four small and capital Greek alphabetical characters are included.  This study aid is divided into five parts.  There is no SA pagination associated with these HTML pages.

Word Search Puzzle [PDF]  Exercise
Many of the Greek alphabetical character names are hidden within this word search puzzle.  SA1:47-48

 Crossword Puzzle [PDF]  Exercise
Important terms used in conjunction with Lesson One are used in this crossword puzzle.  SA1:49-50

Quiz [PDF]  Test
Twenty-four multiple choice "open book" questions over general information presented in this lesson. 
SA1:51-56

 

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