Mounce Grammar From Chapters 1 Through 4

Front 1

What are the lower case Greek letters in order?

Back 1

α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ ς τ υ φ χ ψ ω

Front 2

What are the seven common diphthongs?

Back 2

αι ει οι υι αυ ευ ου

Front 3

What are the short and long forms of the English "a" sound?

Back 3

α α

Front 4

What are the short and long forms of the Englis "e" sound?

Back 4

ε η

Front 5

What are the short and long forms of the English "i" sound?

Back 5

ι ι

Front 6

What are the short and long forms of the English "o" sound?

Back 6

ο ω

Front 7

What are the short and long forms of the English "u" sound?

Back 7

υ υ

Front 8

What is the rough breathing mark? (with alpha)

Back 8

ἁ

Front 9

What is the smooth breathing mark? (with alpha)

Back 9

ἀ

Front 10

What is the acute accent mark? (with alpha)

Back 10

ά

Front 11

What is the circumflex accent? (with alpha)

Back 11

ᾶ

Front 12

What is the grave accent? (with alpha)

Back 12

ὰ

Front 13

When iota is written below another letter and it does not affect the pronunciation of that letter (such as ᾳ, ῃ, ῳ) it is called what?

Back 13

iota subscript

Front 14

What is the name of the diacritical mark that indicates two adjacent vowels are pronounced separately?

Back 14

diaeresis

Front 15

What are the two forms of sigma and when are they used?

Back 15

"ς" is used at the end of a sentence and "σ" is used everywhere else.

Front 16

When a word begins with __ or __ the breathing mark is always rough.

Back 16

υ ρ

Front 17

A breathing mark is always present when a word begins with which letters?

Back 17

a vowel or rho

Front 18

When is the diaeresis used?

Back 18

It is used over the second of two vowels in a pair that normally form a diphthong when they should be pronounced separately.

Front 19

What is a gamma nasal and how is it pronounced?

Back 19

the letter gamma (γ) followed by gamma (γ), kappa (κ), xsi (ξ), or chi (χ) -- the gamma is pronounced as an English "n" (γγ becomes "ng", γκ becomes "nk", γξ becomes "nks", and γχ becomes "nch")

Front 20

What are the improper diphthongs?

Back 20

ᾳ ῃ ῳ

Front 21

What is elision?

Back 21

Certain words that end in a vowel substitute an apostrophe for the final vowel when followed by a word that begins with a vowel.

Front 22

What are the uppercase letters?

Back 22

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Front 23

What is the Greek semicolon? (with alpha)

Back 23

α·

Front 24

What is the Greek comma? (with alpha)

Back 24

α,

Front 25

What is the Greek period? (with alpha)

Back 25

α.

Front 26

What is the Greek question mark? (with alpha)

Back 26

α;