“English Words from Other Languages” Competition
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Here is competition that you may like to run in your school.
You can change the words and pictures, the prize, and the dates.
Print out the document.
Laminate the words and pictures and put them on display (see the photo below).
Put together the competition forms by using both sides of A4 paper and folding
the sheets in half.
Here are the answers: Karaoke-Japanese, Mosque-Arabic, Athlete-Greek,
Kindergarten-German, Lychee-Chinese, Safari-Swahili, Yogurt-Turkish,
Catamaran-Tamil, Mammoth-Russian, Bungalow-Bengali.
Any disagreements about the origin of a word, refer to:
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwordorigins/?view=uk
Another useful website: http://www.krysstal.com/borrow.html
Flags: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/flagsoftheworld.html
Name:
_____________________________
(One person’s name only)
Class: ______________________________________
Now give this form to your teacher,
or put it in the “English Words From
Other Languages” box which will be
kept in the office.
Is pasta an
Italian word?
First correct entry drawn out of
the box will win an electronic
dictionary.
The winner will be chosen on
st
Friday 31 March 2006.
Enter our competition to
win an electronic
dictionary.
Your entry must be in by 9.30 a.m. on Friday 31st March 2006.
Word
Many words from other languages have
entered the English language and are in
common use today.
Match each word in the table to the
language it originated from.
Arabic
Japanese
Bengali
Russian
Chinese
Swahili
German
Tamil
Greek
Turkish
Tip: A good dictionary or the Internet will help
000 you find the origin of a word.
karaoke
Mosque
Meaning
A form of entertainment in
which people sing popular songs
over pre-recorded backing
tracks.
A Muslim place of worship.
athlete
A person who takes part in a
sport.
kindergarten
A nursery school.
lychee
A small rounded fruit with
sweet white scented flesh, a
large stone, and thin rough skin.
safari
An expedition to observe or
hunt animals in their natural
habitat.
yogurt
A semi-solid slightly sour food
prepared from milk fermented
by added bacteria.
catamaran
A boat with two parallel hulls.
mammoth
A large extinct form of
elephant with a hairy coat and
long curved tusks.
bungalow
A house with only one storey.
Origin
yogurt
A semi-solid slightly sour food prepared
from milk fermented by added bacteria.
safari
An expedition to observe or hunt animals in
their natural habitat.
Mosque
A Muslim place of worship.
mammoth
A large extinct form of elephant with a
hairy coat and long curved tusks.
lychee
A small rounded fruit with sweet white scented
flesh, a large stone, and thin rough skin.
kindergarten
A nursery school.
karaoke
A form of entertainment in which people sing
popular songs over pre-recorded backing tracks.
catamaran
A boat with two parallel hulls.
bungalow
A house with only one storey.
athlete
A person who takes part in a sport.
Arabic
German
Russian
Bengali
Swahili
Japanese
Greek
Chinese
Tamil
Turkish
Our KS2 winner and KS1 winner.