Lesson 1 - Diacritical Marks

Question 1

What are the three possible accents?

Answer 1

Acute ´
Circumflex ῀
Grave `

Question 2

Is ῾ a rough breathing mark or a smooth breathing mark?

Answer 2

Rough breathing mark

Question 3

What does a rough breathing mark indicate?

Answer 3

The presence of a h sound before a letter

Question 4

Is ᾿ a rough breathing mark or a smooth breathing mark?

Answer 4

Smooth breathing mark

Question 5

What does a smooth breathing mark indicate?

Answer 5

The absence of a h sound before a letter

Question 6

What is a dieresis?

Answer 6

The two dots placed over ϊ and ϋ to indicate that two vowels of what would normally be a diphthong are pronounced separately

Question 7

What is the two dots above ϊ and ϋ called?

Answer 7

A dieresis

Question 8

What is a diphthong?

Answer 8

The combination of two vowels to form one sound