# Ch3 Alphabet Drill — Greek Letter Identification

*For each letter form given, write: (a) the letter's name and (b) its sound (English equivalent).*
*Items 19a and 19b test both sigma forms.*

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## The Drill

| # | Form | Name | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | α | | |
| 2 | β | | |
| 3 | γ | | |
| 4 | δ | | |
| 5 | ε | | |
| 6 | ζ | | |
| 7 | η | | |
| 8 | θ | | |
| 9 | ι | | |
| 10 | κ | | |
| 11 | λ | | |
| 12 | μ | | |
| 13 | ν | | |
| 14 | ξ | | |
| 15 | ο | | |
| 16 | π | | |
| 17 | ρ | | |
| 18 | σ | | |
| 19 | ς | | |
| 20 | τ | | |
| 21 | υ | | |
| 22 | φ | | |
| 23 | χ | | |
| 24 | ψ | | |
| 25 | ω | | |

*Note: Item 19 tests final sigma (ς) — a distinct form of the same letter as #18.*

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## Bonus: Uppercase Recognition

| # | Uppercase | Lowercase | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Α | | |
| B2 | Γ | | |
| B3 | Δ | | |
| B4 | Λ | | |
| B5 | Ξ | | |
| B6 | Π | | |
| B7 | Σ | | |
| B8 | Φ | | |
| B9 | Χ | | |
| B10 | Ψ | | |
| B11 | Ω | | |

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## Answer Key

### Main Drill

| # | Form | Name | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | α | Alpha | "father" (long) / "along" (short) |
| 2 | β | Beta | "b" as in "Bible" |
| 3 | γ | Gamma | "g" as in "gone"; "ng" before γ, κ, χ, ξ |
| 4 | δ | Delta | "d" as in "dog" |
| 5 | ε | Epsilon | short "e" as in "met" (always short) |
| 6 | ζ | Zeta | "z" as in "daze" |
| 7 | η | Eta | long "e" as in "they" (always long) |
| 8 | θ | Theta | "th" as in "thin" |
| 9 | ι | Iota | "ee" (long) as in "intrigue" / short "i" as in "in" |
| 10 | κ | Kappa | "k" as in "kitchen" |
| 11 | λ | Lambda | "l" as in "law" |
| 12 | μ | Mu | "m" as in "mother" |
| 13 | ν | Nu | "n" as in "new" |
| 14 | ξ | Xi | "ks" as in "axiom" (double consonant) |
| 15 | ο | Omicron | short "o" as in "off" (always short) |
| 16 | π | Pi | "p" as in "peach" |
| 17 | ρ | Rho | "r" as in "rod" (slightly trilled); initial ρ takes rough breathing |
| 18 | σ | Sigma | "s" as in "sun" — used at beginning/middle of word |
| 19 | ς | Sigma (final) | "s" as in "sun" — used only at end of word |
| 20 | τ | Tau | "t" as in "talk" |
| 21 | υ | Upsilon | like French "tu" or German "über" |
| 22 | φ | Phi | "ph" as in "phone" |
| 23 | χ | Chi | breathy "ch" as in German "Bach" |
| 24 | ψ | Psi | "ps" as in "lips" (double consonant) |
| 25 | ω | Omega | long "o" as in "tone" (always long) |

### Bonus: Uppercase

| # | Uppercase | Lowercase | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Α | α | Alpha |
| B2 | Γ | γ | Gamma |
| B3 | Δ | δ | Delta |
| B4 | Λ | λ | Lambda |
| B5 | Ξ | ξ | Xi |
| B6 | Π | π | Pi |
| B7 | Σ | σ/ς | Sigma |
| B8 | Φ | φ | Phi |
| B9 | Χ | χ | Chi |
| B10 | Ψ | ψ | Psi |
| B11 | Ω | ω | Omega |
