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Greek alphabet quiz

The 24 letters, alpha to omega, by name and by sound. Missed cards come back until you know them.

Greek alphabet quiz

Pick letters one by one
Cards in the deck
Options
0 of 24 known

Keys: Space or Enter turns the card over. K or → is Knew it, L or ← is Still learning.

Print flash cards

On the sheets
The cards chosen above, in the same order. Print at 100% (actual size), double-sided, flipping on the long edge.
Greek alphabet flash cards: fronts, sheet 1 of 2Λ λΤ τΡ ρΙ ιΘ θΚ κΨ ψΔ δΣ σ ςΓ γΕ εΒ β Print double-sided, flipping on the long edge, then cut along the dashed lines.Made at stringmash.com/greek-alphabet-quiz
Greek alphabet flash cards: backs, sheet 1 of 2lambdaΛ λtauΤ τrhoΡ ρiotaΙ ιthetaΘ θkappaΚ κpsiΨ ψdeltaΔ δsigmaΣ σ ςgammaΓ γepsilonΕ εbetaΒ β This side is mirrored left to right so each answer lands behind its question.Made at stringmash.com/greek-alphabet-quiz

Using the cards

Each card shows a letter in both forms, capital and small, so Λ λ asks for lambda. Name → letter turns it round, and you say the letter to yourself before you turn the card. Typing Greek on an English keyboard is slow, so that way round has buttons only.

Letter → Latin letters asks how the letter is written in English letters under ELOT 743, the system on Greek passports. θ is th, χ is ch and ψ is ps. Both η and ι come out as i, and ο and ω both as o.

Which picks all 24 letters or one half. Open Pick letters one by one to drill the few you keep getting wrong.

The ones people mix up

Several capitals look like Latin letters but aren't the same letter. Η is eta, Ρ is rho, Χ is chi and Υ is upsilon. Small ν is nu, though it looks like a v, and small η is eta, not an n.

Sigma has two small forms. σ is written inside a word and ς at the end, so the cards show Σ σ ς together.

The names follow the spelling in the table on the Greek alphabet translator, where the cards come from: lambda, mu, nu, omicron, upsilon. Type them that way.

Questions

How many letters are in the Greek alphabet?

24, from alpha to omega. Sigma's word-final form ς is the same letter, not a 25th.

Can I print the cards?

Yes. The print section prints the cards you've chosen, double-sided with each answer behind its letter, or as fold-over strips for a single-sided printer.

Why isn't my spelling accepted?

The quiz checks against one spelling of each name, the one in the translator's table. If you learned another spelling, turn the card instead and mark yourself.

Does it save my progress?

In this browser, if storage is allowed. Nothing leaves your device.

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