Task Three 'The Greek Alphabet'
1. Print out this table and create it again in Microsoft Word. Click here to find out how to make a basic table. Your table will need to be 6 x 8. Fill in the correct Greek alphabet.
Use this website as a reference: Greek Alphabet Table
Click here to find out how to insert the Greek letters into a table
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Α α |
Ββ |
Γγ |
Δδ |
Εε |
Ζζ |
| A alpha |
B beta |
G gamma |
D delta |
E epsilon |
Z zeta |
| Ηη | Θθ | ||||
| EE eta |
TH theta |
I iota |
K kappa |
L lambda |
M mu |
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| N nu |
KS xi |
O omicron |
P pi |
R rho |
S sigma |
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| T tau |
U upsilon |
PH phi |
CH chi |
PS psi |
OH omega |
2. Once you have finished creating your Greek Alphabet table, work out what your name would be in Greek. Use the letters that most closely resemble the letters in your name.
3. This page 'Basic Greek Elements - areo to logo-' lists the most basic Greek prefixes or root words. Select 6 and using a dictionary find as many English words that start with the prefix or use the root word. Compare the English meaning and the Greek meaning. You may want to create another table to present your results
i.e.
| Greek Prefix | Greek meaning | English words |
| aero, aer, aeri | air mist wind | aerate - introduce air into aerial - exisiting or taking place in the air or the atmosphere aerobatics - feats of flying performed for an audience aerodrome - small airport or airfield
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Remember to reference what sources you get your information from i. e.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary. 10th Edition. (1999). Edited J. Pearsall. Oxford University Press.
Resources and References
Greek Alphabet Table
http://people.msoe.edu/~tritt/greek.html
Basic Greek Elements - aero to logo
http://www.lexfiles.com/basic-grk-a-l.html
The Concise Oxford Dictionary. 10th Edition. (1999). Edited J. Pearsall. Oxford University Press.
How to make a basic table
http://www.jsharp.co.nz/howto/makeatable.htm
How to insert objects
http://www.jsharp.co.nz/howto/insertsymbols.htm