Chapter 3

Question 1

What are the Greek vowels?

Answer 1

alpha, epsilon, eta, iota, omicron, upsilon, omega

Question 2

What does gamma nasal mean?

Answer 2

Gamma is pronounced as an ‘n’ when followed by one of four specific letters

Question 3

Gamma is pronounced as ‘n’ when immediately followed by

Answer 3

gamma, kappa, chi, or xi

Question 4

These vowels can be long or short

Answer 4

alpha and iota

Question 5

These vowels are always short

Answer 5

epsilon and omicron

Question 6

These vowels are always long

Answer 6

eta and omega

Question 7

What is a rough breathing mark placed over and what does it do?

Answer 7

first vowel and adds ‘h’ sound

Question 8

Every word that begins with these letters has a rough breathing mark

Answer 8

rho and upsilon

Question 9

What is a smooth breathing mark placed over and what does it mean?

Answer 9

first vowel and not pronounced

Question 10

What is a diphthong?

Answer 10

two vowels that produce one sound

Question 11

The 7 diphthongs

Answer 11

alpha iota - pronounced as aisle, epsilon iota - as in eight, omicron iota - as in oil, alpha upsilon - as in sauerkraut, omicron upsilon - as in soup, epislon upsilon or eta upsilon - as in feud

Question 12

What is an improper diphthong?

Answer 12

made up of vowel and iota subscript. iota subscript does not affect pronunciation but important in translation.

Question 13

What is a diaeresis?

Answer 13

two dots placed over second vowel to show that two letters normally formed as a dipthong are not in that word