Chapter 3 — Greek Alphabet Drill

BBG Chapter 3 · The Alphabet and Pronunciation

For each Greek letter form shown, write: (a) the letter name and (b) its sound/pronunciation. Item 19 tests the final sigma form (ς). Part B tests uppercase recognition.

Part A — The 24 Letters (+ Final Sigma)

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

Part B — Uppercase Recognition

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